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Two U.S. Marines from the USS Wasp were attacked Monday during a port visit in Izmir, Turkey, according to a Navy spokesperson.
The Marines, part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were "on liberty" at the time of the incident and taken to a local hospital for evaluation as a precaution, said U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Gorman, U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson. The Marines have since returned to their ship.
"Local Izmir police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service are cooperating in an investigation of the incident," Gorman said. "No Marines have been detained by authorities and those involved are cooperating with investigators."
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U.S. navy personnel from the USS Wasp abducted after disembarking in Izmir, Turkey
The crowd begins to chant anti American slogans after the attack
originally posted by: rickymouse
So it is getting like the old TV shows, sailors get in fights when out on leave. It was common in the old days, I have heard stories about that from old veterans I knew many years ago.
Nostalgic to me.