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    Marine recruits battle in simulated bayonet fight on Parris Island [Image 2 of 6]

    Marine recruits battle in simulated bayonet fight on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    02.15.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Rct. Austin Zirbes, Platoon 2030, adjusts the helmet of Rct. Roland James, Platoon 2029, before a pugil stick match Feb. 15, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits wear safety equipment such as helmets, groin protectors, flak jackets, gloves and mouthpieces to prevent injuries. Zirbes, a 17-year-old native of Georgetown, Ky., and James, a 20-year-old native of Brooklyn, N.Y. are scheduled to graduate with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on April 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Vaniah Temple)

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    Date Taken: 02.15.2014
    Date Posted: 02.20.2014 14:11
    Photo ID: 1170968
    VIRIN: 140215-M-LQ078-058
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 11.05 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

    Web Views: 299
    Downloads: 3

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