He joined the Marine Corps as soon as he graduated from high school, traveling to California for boot camp and then for advanced infantry training at Camp Pendleton.

Source: https://gazette.com/military/marine-vietnam-veteran-edward-florez-they-had-the-one-step-snake/article_a916f780-9dbc-11ee-a29c-f358720777b5.html

Oceanside, a military town since Camp Pendleton was created as the Marine Corps’ West Coast training base in 1942, also displays the POW/MIA flag below the U.S. flag on the three poles with the banners at its civic center.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2023-12-03/oceanside-to-consider-policy-restricting-which-flags-can-fly-on-city-properties

Prof Goldman’s team compared the number of Parkinson’s cases around 172,000 veterans from Camp Lejeune with 168,000 from Camp Pendleton in California.

Source: https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/read-this/parkinsons-timebomb-as-thousands-could-develop-disease-due-to-common-chemical-found-in-decaf-coffee-4152218

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (SDSO) was reportedly involved in recovering the juvenile, who was found inside the barracks at Base Camp Pendleton.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/07/09/marine-arrested-camp-pendleton-barracks-child-sex-trafficking-allegations/