US marines return to Camp Pendleton after Iraq service

(26 May 2003) 1. Wide shot, US marines returning to Camp Pendleton, California 2. Mid shot, US marine hugging woman 3. Mid shot, US marine talking to his family 4. Wide shot, US marine with his father and mother 5. Tight shot, little girl waiting for the soldiers 6. Mid shot, little girl with her mother 7. Tight shot, people waiting panning to wide shot of bus carrying marines 8. Mid shot, woman waiting with flowers in her hand 9. Mid shot, sign welcoming marines back to Camp Pendleton 10. Wide shot, car with paint slogan welcoming marines back 11. Various shots, welcome signs STORYLINE: Relatives gave an emotional welcome to about 200 Marines from the First Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, as they arrived back in Camp Pendleton in California after taking part in the war in Iraq. As the buses carrying the troops pulled up, the crowd waved banners, cheered and screamed. The Marines were part of a combat unit which seized infrastructure of the Rumaila oil fields in southern Iraq. Members of the unit later took control of a palace in Baghdad, a point which marked, for many, the end of hostilities in the city. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...