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Jonathon T. ThorntonFARMINGTON — Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon T. Thornton is currently deployed in support ofOperation Iraqi Freedom while assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Camp Leje-une, N.C.Elements of Thornton's unit recently joined coalition forces in the vicinity of Mosul, Iraq, to promote stability in the region and eliminate any pockets of Iraqi resistance.Thornton is one of more than 4, 000 Pacific Fleet Sailors and Marines who deployed aboard the ships of the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.Thornton's unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment MEUs are composed ofmore than 2,000 personnel and aredivided into an infantry battalion,aircraft squadron, command elemer bination, Thornton's unit suppliesand sustains itself for either quickmission accomplishment or clearing the way for follow-on forces.Thornton is the a of Thomas E. Thornton of Farmington. He is a
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Farmington Daily Times
Farmington, New Mexico, US
Sun, May 04, 2003
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