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27-02-09 Iraq War may end,but fighting doesn't

The Marines based at Camp Lejeune now know when their missions to Iraq will end,but they also know their deadly days of fighting overseas are far from over."Being a Marine,you join the Corps to serve your country and do what you have to do to keep it protected,"said Sgt.Kelvin Carrington,a 26-year-old from Florida who has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan."No matter what the commander in chief says, I will follow."President Barack Obama came to the camp near North Carolina's coastline Friday to announce the exact day combat operations will end in Iraq "By August 31,2010,our combat mission in Iraq will end,"Obama told them.But for the Marines at Camp Lejeune,new orders for Afghanistan have already arrived