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Marines halt 60mm mortar use after Nevada blast deaths
Seven Marines died and several were injured when a 60mm mortar shell exploded during a Nevada training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot. The Pentagon ordered a blanket suspension of 60mm mortars and related tubes pending investigation into the malfunction and safety of lots, with crews from Camp Lejeune involved.
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Hawthorne
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Nevada
High Desert
Pentagon
Hawthorne Army Depot
2Nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Jim Lukeman
Marine Corps