Pendleton Marines Coming Home Soon
<i> From Staff and Wire Reports</i>
About 200 Marines from Camp Pendleton are among 7,168 American servicemen and women on their way home from the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon announced late Wednesday, and they are expected here as early as Friday.
Marines in four Pendleton units were designated Wednesday for early departure, but the date is unspecified. On the list are:
* 900 from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines.
* 150 from the Surveillance, Reconnaissance Intelligence Group 7.
* 150 from Marine Air Group 70.
* 50 from the Brigade Service Support Group 7, Detachment Bravo.
Overall, Pentagon officials said, the early redeployments will total more than 14,000 troops: 7,386 from the Army, 1,854 from the Air Force, 2,177 from the Navy and 2,900 from the Marines.