Lt. Col. Christopher O’Melia was relieved of command of 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, by the commanding general of 1st Marine Division.
Long-range rocket systems previously assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, will be moved within the 11th Marine Regiment.
Three decades later, a platoon that saw action before and during the Battle of Mogadishu has yet to receive recognition for their valor.
A Marine was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the death of another Marine at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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