Original sentence: As a squad leader in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Corporal O'Malley was sent to Vietnam in 1965, arriving at the Chu Lai Marine Corps base in May.At dawn on August 18, 1965, as part of Operation Starlite, a preemptive strike against the VC force, O'Malley's battalion performed an amphibious landing near the village of An Cuong 2.He returned to Camp Pendleton in 1964 as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division.He then transferred to Camp Pendleton, California, and served with the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.Marine Corps on October 11, 1961, O'Malley completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.The following year, he arrived on Okinawa as a member of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division.Three months later, intelligence indicated that a Viet Cong (VC) regiment had moved down from the mountains and positioned itself a few miles south of Chu Lai
Edited sentence: As a squad leader in Company I, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines, Corporal O'Malley was sent to Vietnam in 1965, arriving at the Chu Lai Marine Corps base in May.At dawn on August 18, 1965, as part of Operation Starlite, a preemptive strike against the Viet Cong force, O'Malley's battalion performed an amphibious landing near the village of An Cuong 2.He returned to Camp Pendleton in 1964 as a member of the 2nd Battalion 1st Marines.He then transferred to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and served with the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.Marine Corps on October 11, 1961, O'Malley completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.The following year, he arrived on Okinawa as a member of the 3rd Battalion 9th Marines, then part of 3rd Marine Division.Three months later, intelligence indicated that a Viet Cong regiment had moved down from the mountains and positioned itself a few miles south of Chu Lai