[oh8eleven]

"non combat".....yeh...that means he was unarmed.
No, that means it wasn't due to hostile fire.
In a combat zone, every Marine is issued a weapon since every Marine (cooks, clerks, etc.) may be needed to act as a rifleman.

[Sacajaweau]

I know what it means. I also have my doubts. There’s a truth factor in this administration. And so far....”truth” is batting “0”.

[norwaypinesavage]

"In a combat zone, every Marine is issued a weapon."

Are you sure that's the policy in this Obamanation? I suspect you're wrong, and I'll also bet that he wasn't allowed to carry it, loaded, wherever he was when this "non-combat incident" occurred. Non combat probably means that he wasn't fighting, they were.