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Say it like a native: place name pronunciation

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.

June 11, 2009: Wolfpack visit Wounded Warriors

N.C. State's football players and coaches make a second annual trip to visit the Wounded Warrior Barracks, where injured and ill Marines convalesce ... more

Obama Speaks at Camp Lejeune

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

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