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A ceremony at a North Carolina military base has highlighted completion of the next phase of a memorial honoring black Marines. WITN-TV in Greenville reports the ceremony at Camp Lejeune Wednesday also marked the opening of the Montford Point Marines' 53rd national convention in Jacksonville.
Authorities believe they have found the body of Mariah Woods, a 3-year-old eastern North Carolina girl missing since Sunday, the FBI said Saturday. The body was found Saturday evening in Pender County, according to Shelley Lynch with the FBI in Charlotte.
As the investigation and search for the 3-year-old girl moved through its third day, Onslow County Sheriff Hans Miller and Federal Bureau of Investigation Senior Supervisor Agent Stanley Meador held their second press conference. "We're in our third day of our investigation and search for the little girl, and we want to find her and bring her home," Miller said.
In Jacksonville, the repercussions from the blast were immediately felt by family, friends and colleagues attached to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines who fell that day in Beirut, Lebanon.
"The day of the greatest event in the history of Duplin County has finally arrived," N.C. Representative Jimmy Dixon told the waiting crowd before Trump's speech began. Those attending sported "Make America Great Again" hats and Trump T-shirts, along with other memorable memorabilia, including calf-high socks with Trump's face in front of the American flag.