Pop quiz: What's the name of the big Marine Corps base in Onslow County?
Camp Lejeune, right?
It seems the folks around a North Carolina Marine Corps base have been mispronouncing its name for years.
The last name of the 13th commandant for whom the base is name is pronounced luh-JURN' and not luh-JUNE'.
Former Marine Patrick Brent is coming to the base Friday to give a class to local reporters on just how to say General John A. Lejeune's name.
Brent, a friend of the Lejeune family in Louisiana, aays it is disrespectful to not pronounce the general's name properly.
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Have you been pronouncing Camp Lejeune correctly?Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 8:35am.READ MORE: Disclaimer: Comments posted on this, or any story are opinions of those people posting them, and not the views or opinions of WWAY NewsChannel 3, its management or employees. You can view our comment policy here. »Reply |
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