Irvine Calif.

A Day For The Marines - More than 600 Marines soon to depart for Iraq and their families are being invited to a free day at Boomers recreation center on Saturday. The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st. Marine Division based at Camp Pendleton. Irvine adopted 2/11, an artillery unit, last April. Marines and sailors of 2/11 are expected to ship out for Iraq in February.