Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

It is unclear what effect the ruling will have on the Marines' cases.

The arrests became national news. The Marine Corps filmed the whole thing.

No structures were threatened by the fire, which erupted amid unseasonably hot late-afternoon temperatures.

Seaman Ethan W. Tucker was arrested Aug. 28 after a seven-month Coast Guard investigation into the January death.

Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was taken into custody at a rest area in Navarro County, Texas.

An Arizona police spokesman says officers have turned the matter over to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

The 13 junior Marines, all based at Camp Pendleton, have been charged for violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Lt. Col. Francisco Zavala, 43, is accused of assault, destruction of property, and making false official statements.

An early investigation indicates that a power take-off unit failed, severing the hydraulic line.

Cpl. Alex Martinez was killed during his second combat deployment in 2012.

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Disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients won't see on-base access for commissaries and exchange stores any time soon.

James McMahon served 16 years in the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment and then later as a member of the elite Delta Force.

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