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Camp Lejeune

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. Marine Corps base in SE North Carolina SE of Jacksonville on Onslow Bay.


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But they include stepped-up identification checks at entry gates and random vehicle inspections, according to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

So it’s no surprise that the gossip mill churned earlier this month, when Usha Vance was spotted at an event with Melania Trump at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, without her wedding ring.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

Alicia Blevins’s husband, Nathaniel, brings home $3,200 a month as a Marine corporal at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

For decades, chemicals had been leaking into the water supplies at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, increasing the risk of some cancers.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024

“We’ll get back to Camp Lejeune someday,” Mrs. Meecham said, her eyes hunting for her husband’s plane again, her voice trailing off into a slurred whisper.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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