20,000 Marines to be cut, Pentagon announces
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Jan 26, 2012 13:45:08 EST
The Marine Corps will slash 20,000 Marines as part of Defense Department-wide budget cuts, reducing its end strength to about 182,000, top Pentagon officials announced Thursday.
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