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  • Rescuer with midstate ties surprised by attention paid to Lynch operation

    07/23/2003 1:00:44 PM PDT · by eyespysomething · 30 replies · 225+ views
    The Macon Telegraph ^ | 7-23-03 | Gray Beverley
    By Gray Beverley Telegraph Staff Writer LIZELLA - About three days before Pfc. Jessica Lynch returned home to her family in West Virginia, one of her rescuers was visiting his parents in Lizella. Lt. Col. Jean Malone - who got back from the war about a month ago - said he was surprised by the attention given to the rescue operation, which he helped coordinate as deputy operations chief for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. "It's kind of surprising for me," Malone said Tuesday from his Camp Lejeune, N.C., home. "We didn't realize it was that big of a deal."...
  • II Marine Expeditionary Force Now in Jordan

    03/26/2003 4:04:46 PM PST · by ewing · 102 replies · 862+ views
    Global Security.org ^ | March 26, 2003 | US Forces 'Order of Battle' staff memo
    The II Marine Expeditionary Force is now believe to be located in Jordan.This analysis is based on news reports coming out of North Carolina indicating that some 11,000 Marines in addition to the 2nd MEB have departed Camp Lejune.