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Budget Cuts Mean 8,000 Fewer Marines, Commandant Says

By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 – If sequestration’s annual spending cuts continue past this year, the Marine Corps will lose 8,000 in troop strength, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos said today.

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