We got this video of Marines with the Combat Logistics Battalion 2 returning to Camp Lejeune last night.
The Marines were deployed for six months at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Leatherneck is the largest Marine base in Afghanistan.

Courtesy of Encompass Digital Media, Inc., on behalf of the military's Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.

Camp Lejeune will be the site of a job fair exclusively for the spouses of active duty, guard, reserves and retired veterans on Thursday, Aug. 9.

The "Hiring Our Heroes" event is sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Capital One.

Participating companies range from America's biggest employers to dozens of small companies from across the state with jobs available for military spouses of all levels of experience.

The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Marston Pavilion, Building 730, Seth Williams Drive, Camp Lejeune.

Interested job seekers should register for free at hoh.greatjob.net. Walk-in job seekers are allowed.

Check out this photo gallery of Camp Lejeune Marines in a firefight. Scott Sharpe just posted these online.

Here is some info about the photographer, David Goldman, who is shooting in Afghanistan for the Associated Press. Most of the photos in the gallery are by him.

The action will be fast and beginner-friendly at the Raleigh Rugby Complex on Saturday as the Raleigh Rugby Football Club hosts its annual Charity Sevens tournament.
"Sevens" competition is a smaller, quicker version of the sport, club spokesman Brent Vaughn said. Instead of the usual 15 players per side, each team sends seven to the field, or pitch, and instead of the usual 40-minute halves, teams play seven-minute halves. The result is a family-friendly format that is ideal for introducing spectators to the game.
"Spectators can expect a very fast-paced, full-contact sport that they will be able to enjoy with people around the facility who are familiar with the sport and will be happy to explain," Vaughn said. 

Staff writer Martha Quillin's story about the pronunciation of Lejeune reminds me of the peculiarities of place name pronunciation. Even if the name of the family was pronounced one way, the name of the Marine base has come to be pronounced another way.

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President Barrack Obama addresses military personnel at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.