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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2005) -- Marines don’t leave other Marines behind. Marines don’t leave civilians behind either, as proven by a pair of two-time Operation Iraqi freedom veterans. The city of Oceanside recognized the heroic efforts of two Marine corporals Sept. 21, who rescued an elderly woman from her burning vehicle three months ago just outside Camp Pendleton’s gate. “We are very proud to have these two individuals so close to our city and thank them for all they have done,” said Oceanside mayor James F. Wood, as he presented a certificate of appreciation to...

ITOMAN, OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 15, 2005) -- Twenty-six students from 3rd Material Readiness Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group's corporals course volunteered their time to make some improvements at Tai Chu En orphanage Aug. 2. The Marines painted a mural of a landscape on a wall that is 6 feet tall and 35 feet long, cleared a 6 feet wide strip of sugar cane from the wall with gas-powered trimmer garden tools and played with the orphans. The orphanage has more than 100 residents and was established 23 years ago. It is named after a Buddhist monk who brought Buddhism...