Wildfires burn near Camp Horno on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grant T. Walker


U.S. Marines leave Camp Pendleton, Calif., through the Fallbrook Gate to head to their homes after being evacuated from the base on Oct. 22, 2007, due to the California wildfires. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia


U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. David W. Salazar, with 1st Marine Logistics Group, directs traffic at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 22, 2007. Camp Pendleton and the Naval Weapons Station opened their gates from Fallbrook to Las Pulgas for wild fire evacuees heading onto Interstate 5 North. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia


Smoke from the Fallbrook wild fire clouds the sky at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 22, 2007. San Diego has eight wildfires causing a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia


A fire truck heads towards the Fallbrook Gate as it passes a line of cars going to Las Pulgas Gate at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 22, 2007. Camp Pendleton and the Naval Weapons Station opened their gates from Fallbrook to Las Pulgas for wild fire evacuees heading onto Interstate 5 North. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia


Evacuees drive into Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 22, 2007. Camp Pendleton and the Naval Weapons Station opened their gates from Fallbrook to Las Pulgas for wild fire evacuees heading onto Interstate 5 North. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia


A fire burns on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt


A smoke plume from a fire rises in Camp Margarita on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt


A fire burns on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt


Personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy work to stop a fire in Camp Margarita on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt


A Navy rescue helicopter carries water to a fire in Camp Margarita on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt




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