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    Marine recruits inherit Corps’ history on Parris Island [Image 2 of 7]

    Marine recruits inherit Corps’ history on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    10.30.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Fernando Tirado Marrero, Platoon 2002, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learns about historic Marine Corps battles during a class Oct. 30, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits receive six history classes, ranging from the Marine Corps’ founding in 1775 to its current operations. Tirado Marrero, a 19-year-old native of Kissimmee, Fla., is scheduled to graduate Jan. 10, 2014.Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Pfc. Vaniah Temple)

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    Date Taken: 10.30.2013
    Date Posted: 01.21.2014 16:23
    Photo ID: 1153158
    VIRIN: 131030-M-LQ078-032
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 17.61 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

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