Camp Lejeune is U.S. Marine Corps military facility in North Carolina. The camp encloses 244 square miles including 11 miles of coastline near Jacksonville, North Carolina.Camp Lejeune: About the Base
On the morning of March 5, 2009, three buses carrying Camp Lejeune Marines crashed on Highway 17 near Jacksonville, N.C. Thirteen Marines were injured but none of the injuries were serious.WITN.com: Highway 17 Reopens After Marine Charter Buses Crash (March 5, 2009) The bus driver sustained serious injuries and was air lifted to a local hospital.FOXNews.com: 13 Marines Injured When Tour Buses Crash in North Carolina (March 5, 2009)
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On February 27, 2009, President Barack Obama delivered an address at Camp LeJeune.MSNBC: Military families await Obama's speech at Camp Lejeune (February 27, 2009) Kody Ray Brittingham , a 20-year-old Marine at Camp Lejeune was indicted on February 25, 2009, for threatening then-President-Elect Barack Obama in November of 2008.WJBF: Camp LeJeune Marine Indicted For Threatening President Obama (February 27, 2009)
Camp Lejeune History
The 1st Marine Division set up a camp in what is now Camp LeJeune in September 1941. The first version of the camp included a tobacco barn, a farm house and a tent city; today Camp LeJeune covers an area of 244 square miles.
North Carolina was chosen for Camp LeJeune because of a perceived need for amphibious training, a need made useful by the D Day beach landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The first commandant was Lt Col William P.T. Hill, and his first headquarters were in the farmhouse.Camp Lejeune: History
It was named Camp Lejeune in honor of the Commanding General of the 2nd Army Division in World War I, Major General John A. Lejeune.Camp Lejeune: History
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Col. Richard P. Flatau, Jr.Camp Lejeune: About the Base
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The Naval Hospital was commissioned at Le Jeune on May 1, 1943Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune: Official Home Page
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240 officers, 600 corpsmen, 450 civilians, 460 contractorsNaval Hospital Camp Lejeune: Official Home Page
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Generates $3 billion in commerce each yearCamp Lejeune: About the Base
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Most of that is payrolls and support contractsCamp Lejeune: About the Base
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11 miles of beach for practicing amphibious operationsCamp Lejeune: About the Base
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34 gun positions, 50 tactical landing zones, 3 urban training zones, an 80 live fire rangesCamp Lejeune: About the Base
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Satellite facilities at Camp Geiger, Camp Johnson, Courthouse Bay, Stone Bay and the Greater Sandy Run Training AreaCamp Lejeune: History
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Services on base include banks, credit unions, commissary, library, hobby shops, fitness centers, beach, theatresCamp Lejeune: History
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State of the art landfill and water treatment plantCamp Lejeune: History
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In 1982, the Marine Corps discovered two of the eight water treatment plants had been contaminated by PCE, and the worst contaminated wells were shut down in 1985ATSDR: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: Home
