It's a Wrap: Camp Pendleton Around the Web

Here's a roundup of recent online items of interest to the Camp Pendleton community:

• No changes to the military retirement system are planned any time soon, the Defense Department said. The Pentagon is reviewing the defense budget, but Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said any changes to the retirement system would be carefully studied and "grandfathered" so the military "doesn't break faith with those in the service," according to the department's American Forces Press Service.

• Dakota Meyer will receive the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama on Sept. 15, the Stars and Stripes reported. Meyer will be the first living Marine to receive the country's highest military award for action in Afghanistan. He was among the demonstrators of weaponry at the Maximum Warrior Challenge in Arkansas Wednesday. Meanwhile, Col. Charles Murray Jr., who received the Medal of Honor in World War II for halting an attack by German forces, has died, the Marine Corps Times said.

• The USS New Orleans and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted anti-piracy training on Sunday. The crew of the amphibious transport dock ship and a Maritime Raid Force from the 11th MEU simulated the boarding of a vessel overtaken by pirates, according to a Navy.mil story. See photos of the exercise on the DVIDs website.

• The two Marines who ejected from a disabled jet Wednesday and floated for four hours before their rescue remain hospitalized in San Diego, but have been upgraded to stable condition. Such was the update from Navy and Marine officials Monday, SignOnSanDiego.com reported.

• The mother of a 3-year-old who choked to death on a pushpin at the Montessori School of Oceanside does not blame the school, NBC San Diego reported. She said the school is "a wonderful place." The state has launched an investigation, according to the North County Times.

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