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    Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits start first lessons in martial arts on Parris Island [Image 4 of 8]

    Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits start first lessons in martial arts on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    07.17.2014

    Photo by Cpl. David Bessey 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Sgt. Seth Sassaman, 27, teaches recruits of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, bayonet techniques during martial arts training July 17, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. “Close combat still happens even today,” said Sassaman, a martial arts instructor and Riegelsville, Pa., native. “These moves will help save your life one day if you run out of rounds and have to fix bayonets.” The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program contributes to the physical, mental and character development of Marines and indoctrinates recruits into the warrior mindset of the Marine Corps. Echo Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 3, 2014. (Photo by Cpl. David Bessey)

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    Date Taken: 07.17.2014
    Date Posted: 07.25.2014 13:22
    Photo ID: 1464378
    VIRIN: 140717-M-FL578-082
    Resolution: 3224x4395
    Size: 7.83 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: RIEGELSVILLE, PA, US

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