Marines From Camp Pendleton Were Among The First Troops In Iraq -- L.A. Times
In 2003, Marines from Camp Pendleton were among the first conventional troops across “the line of departure” from Kuwait into Iraq.
In eight years of war, 345 Marines from Camp Pendleton and 115 from Twentynine Palms were killed in Iraq; only the Army’s Fort Hood had more killed than Camp Pendleton, according to the independent website www.icasualties.org.
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My Comment: The above casualty totals do not include the wounded .... which is in the thousands .... a number and impact on the families that must never be forgotten.