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President Donald Trump is heading to Des Moines Iowa for a special speech Thursday to kick-off America250.
The Battle of Sullivan’s Island was a key victory in South Carolina history that took place just days before the country ...
YEMASSEE, S.C. — An antique mall in Yemassee, South Carolina, is home to more than just vintage items. It holds a unique piece of U.S. military history, once serving as a receiving station for Marines ...
He would tell me to never join the Marines, so I did.” In 1963, he enlisted and was sent to Parris Island, South Carolina, for basic training. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the Marine ...
The weather and the sand fleas For Parris Island recruits, Gentry said, the colder the better. “If I could give anybody advice, I’d tell them to go in the wintertime,” Gentry said.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is deactivating its 4th Recruit Training Battalion — the battalion where all of the country’s female Marine recruits trained for 74 years. The Marines ...
Marine Pfc. Noah Evans, 21, died on April 18 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, Corps officials have announced. Evans, who was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Recruit ...
It’s hard to imagine the U.S. Marine Corps without Parris Island, the South Carolina site for basic training that is legendary. Back in 2020, a report by Military.com caused quite a stir. It ...
by Jasmine Pack Wed, January 25th 2023 at 11:45 AM Rep. Mace on bill to protect Parris Island: 'fundamental to our national defense (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) Save Story TOPICS: Jeff Duncan Joe ...
In January 1965, Parris Island’s recruit receiving moved from Headquarters and Service Battalion to a new location near the Recruit Training Regiment Headquarters.
Beaufort, S.C. — The greatest enemy to the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot is one it likely cannot defeat: Mother Nature. For over a century, the low-lying island surrounded by teeming ...