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Letter: Marine Corps vital to economy

I would like to know what a recent letter writer is complaining about regarding the cost and noise of the F-35.

With regard to the reduction in property values, without the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, what would happen to the economy of Beaufort and its surrounding area?

Yes, that noise is the sound of freedom.

Jim Cooper

Hilton Head Island

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 8:20 PM with the headline "Letter: Marine Corps vital to economy."

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