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    Recruit on way to become family's fourth generation Marine on Parris Island [Image 3 of 3]

    Recruit on way to become family's fourth generation Marine on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    12.14.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Maj. Jerry Bates II presents his son, Rct. Jerry Bates III, with his Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem during a ceremony Dec. 14, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Bates reported to Parris Island for training with Platoon 1097, Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, on Sept. 23, 2013 to earn the title and become a fourth-generation Marine. The Crucible, during which recruits face leadership and teamwork challenges, sleep deprivation and exhausting physical demands, ends at the Iwo Jima flag raising statue, where drill instructors present their recruits with Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblems and call them Marines for the first time. Bates, a 23-year-old native of Jacksonville, N.C., graduated Dec. 20, 2013. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)

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    Date Taken: 12.14.2013
    Date Posted: 12.20.2013 13:58
    Photo ID: 1142371
    VIRIN: 131214-M-PG802-072
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 3.81 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, NC, US

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