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24th MEU starts Fleet Week right;

Fresh off a recent deployment to Iraq, the Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sailed into Boston Harbor May 19 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy to begin Fleet Week celebrations. After arriving to cheers from Bostonians, the leathernecks were treated to a grand welcome. The Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, in conjunction with other

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24 MEU runs Boston–Photo Essay

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit took to the streets of Boston May 20, for an early morning run with MEU Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Andy Crout. The United States Navy transported Sgt. Maj. Crout and the Marines and sailors attached to the 24th MEU to Boston on the USS John F. Kennedy. The physical training run was

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Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit begin a 5-kilometer run at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 29. The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society sponsored the run. - Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit begin a 5-kilometer run at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 29. The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society sponsored the run.

24th MEU supports NMCRS with 5-K run

More than 60 Marines and sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Comment Element came together to support the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society by participating in the its 5-kilometer run here April 29. The Marines, led by Sgt. Maj. Andy P. Crout, MEU sergeant major, ran the five kilometers in formation flying the unit guidon and calling

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24th MEU celebrates deactivation with Battle Streamers Ceremony

After more than a year together, a time that spanned a rigorous pre-deployment training program and one difficult, but successful deployment to Iraq, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit celebrated its deactivation April 22, with a Battle Streamers Ceremony in front of the MEU Headquarters here. During the ceremony, Marines from various sections of

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