Camp Lejeune incident
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camp-lejeune-incident-177-13590907
title:
Camp Lejeune incident
text:
The Camp Lejeune incident refers to the outbreak of hostilities between black and white enlisted Marines at an NCO Club near the United States Marine Corps's Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, on the evening of July 20, 1969. It left a total of 15 Marines injured, and one, Corporal Edward E. Blankston, dead. It was subsequently investigated by the military and led to widespread changes in military race relations and policy.
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wiki
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1969 racial conflict
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lejeune_incident
date created:
2008-05-27T07:33:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T06:36:35Z
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