Point/Counterpoint: It's Pronounced Camp Le-JERN vs. I Have Cancer
The following is a Point/Counterpoint concerning the proper pronunciation of the name of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Col. Robert Schild (Ret.), an amateur historian who served in the Marine Corps for 22 years, will be presenting the point. Joseph "Joe" Rhone, a former Marine sergeant who was stationed at Camp Lejeune from to 1978 to 1983, will be presenting the counterpoint.
POINT: In a Corps which has produced countless heroes and legends, it's hard to find one with a greater impact than Lt. Gen. John Archer Lejeune, our 13th Commandant, peace be upon him. Maybe you've heard his Birthday Message, which has been read aloud by Marines every year since 1921!
When Gen. Lejeune died in 1942, the Corps honored this great figure by naming its new amphibious installation at New River, North Carolina after him. And that's why it's important that today we continue to honor his legacy by learning to pronounce his name correctly: Le-JERN, not Le-JUNE.
COUNTERPOINT: I have Stage IV breast cancer…
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