Camp Pendleton
Building boom at Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton, the vast Marine Corps base abutting San Diego and Orange counties, is being transformed by a $3 billion construction boom. No corner of the installation is being left untouched, as decaying structures are renovated or replaced and facilities are added to support a growing force of Marines cycling into the Afghanistan war zone. Ref. Source 6
Camp Pendleton Marine awarded Silver Star
Marine Sgt. Franklin Simmons crawled to the top of a berm during an ambush, taking out 18 Taliban fighters and wounded at least two others, according to the Silver Star citation for bravery under fire in Afghanistan. Ref. Source 5
Homefront battles from Camp Pendleton
While Camp Pendleton Marines fight overseas, less noticeable are the battles family members face on the homefront, with loneliness, exhaustion and, above all, the fear that their loved ones will return with a broken body or broken mind. Ref. Source 1
Charges pending in deadly barracks attack
A Marine suspected of beating another Marine to death in a Camp Pendleton barracks this weekend and then jumping off a third floor balcony is being treated for 'significant" injuries but is expected to survive. Ref. Source 8