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    New Marines reunite with families on Parris Island [Image 13 of 16]

    New Marines reunite with families on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, AL, UNITED STATES

    01.23.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Pfc. Garrett Caudill, Platoon 1005, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, holds his grandmother, Donna Barnett, after the two reunited after the Family Day ceremony Jan. 23, 2014. Caudill and his fellow Marines spent nearly three months away from the comforts of home while they endured tough training to earn their titles. Finally, the young men rejoined their relatives on Parris Island, S.C. Caudill, a 19-year-old native of Lancaster, Ky., graduated Jan. 24, 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 Cpl. Octavia Davis)

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    Date Taken: 01.23.2014
    Date Posted: 01.27.2014 18:06
    Photo ID: 1156791
    VIRIN: 140123-M-RV272-273
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 7.86 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, AL, US
    Hometown: LANCASTER, KY, US

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