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BumRushDaShow

(156,847 posts)
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:15 PM 13 hrs ago

US Marines mobilized to Los Angeles are being sent home, Pentagon says

Source: CNN Politics

Updated 6:02 PM EDT, Mon July 21, 2025


CNN — Roughly 700 active-duty US Marines who were mobilized last month to respond to protests in Los Angeles are being sent home from the mission, the Pentagon said Monday.

“With stability returning to Los Angeles, the Secretary has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Monday, adding that their “rapid response, unwavering discipline, and unmistakable presence were instrumental in restoring order.” Parnell announced last week that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had released 2,000 California National Guard members with the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from duty.

The Marines, with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, were mobilized in June and assisted in protecting federal buildings and personnel. They were intended to provide the task force overseeing the federal protection mission in LA “with adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency,” US Northern Command said at the time.

There are still another roughly 2,000 California Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the mission who were mobilized later in June. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a statement Monday called for the remaining National Guard soldiers to be withdrawn from the state.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/politics/us-marines-los-angeles-being-sent-home

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US Marines mobilized to Los Angeles are being sent home, Pentagon says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago OP
Was this a Recruiting Stunt? MrWowWow 13 hrs ago #1
I think the latter Luvcatz14 13 hrs ago #6
all 3 videos "unavailable" nt SouthBayDem 11 hrs ago #8
I Rechecked The Links. MrWowWow 1 hr ago #12
O, the Grand Old Duke of York he had ten thousand men OnDoutside 13 hrs ago #2
"With stability returning to Los Angeles..." maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #3
Another criminal traitor says what? Marthe48 13 hrs ago #4
When they say, lawlessness, they mean, lawful exercise of protest and freedom of speech Walleye 13 hrs ago #5
We, the tax payers, pay the Marines to be the world's premiere assault force. Not to be Trump's movie props. flashman13 11 hrs ago #7
Waste VanceFan 9 hrs ago #9
Rack up another one for TACO Hassler 7 hrs ago #10
I guess the shock value is gone COL Mustard 2 hrs ago #11
Thou shalt not question the military. Amen. twodogsbarking 34 min ago #13

MrWowWow

(602 posts)
1. Was this a Recruiting Stunt?
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:17 PM
13 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Jul 22, 2025, 02:53 AM - Edit history (5)

Or just a dress rehearsal for things to come? Best get that basic training bootcamp haircut just to be sure.....


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Luvcatz14

(34 posts)
6. I think the latter
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:36 PM
13 hrs ago

It certainly hasn’t endeared the population, or at least some of the population, to the military

MrWowWow

(602 posts)
12. I Rechecked The Links.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:28 AM
1 hr ago

They route and play. Will check on another internet device. Sorry you are not able to view them -for now.

OnDoutside

(20,852 posts)
2. O, the Grand Old Duke of York he had ten thousand men
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:19 PM
13 hrs ago

He matched them up to the top of the hill, and marched them down again....

maxsolomon

(36,909 posts)
3. "With stability returning to Los Angeles..."
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:22 PM
13 hrs ago

Stability never left Los Angeles, you lying clowns.

Marthe48

(21,281 posts)
4. Another criminal traitor says what?
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:26 PM
13 hrs ago

The use of the American military against Americans is a crime. But, the media and their overlords will normalize it however they can.

Walleye

(41,457 posts)
5. When they say, lawlessness, they mean, lawful exercise of protest and freedom of speech
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:29 PM
13 hrs ago

It’s protected by the constitution. What they are doing with the Marines is in total violation of the constitution

flashman13

(1,403 posts)
7. We, the tax payers, pay the Marines to be the world's premiere assault force. Not to be Trump's movie props.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:28 PM
11 hrs ago

We and these Marines have been robbed of six weeks in their training regimen. They must be bored stupid. I'm sure their morale is in the mud. Just thought I'd point that out.

COL Mustard

(7,511 posts)
11. I guess the shock value is gone
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:24 AM
2 hrs ago

The Marines should never have had to "deploy" there but the pols don't need them on TV anymore. At least they get to go home now.

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