700 Marines to withdraw from L.A., Pentagon says
The rare deployment of active-duty troops to a U.S. city will soon end, according to the Pentagon, which said 700 Marines will head home after responding to protests in Los Angeles.
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The rare deployment of active-duty troops to a U.S. city will soon end, according to the Pentagon, which said 700 Marines will head home after responding to protests in Los Angeles.
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