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    Photo Gallery: Marines sort, deliver hundreds of pounds of mail daily to Parris Island recruits [Image 7 of 10]

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    A person in U.S. Marine Corps camouflage uniform sits cross-legged on a carpeted floor sorting through large quantities of mail and envelopes. Multiple United States Postal Service flat mail trays and bins surround them, filled with letters and envelopes. Several cardboard shipping boxes are stacked against the bright yellow wall in the background.

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.11.2014

    Photo by Cpl. David Bessey 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Pfc. Umer Farooq, a mail clerk with 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, sorts mail by companies in order for it to be distributed to recruits in the battalion Aug. 11, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Written letters are the only communication recruits have in training with the outside world and send a contact letter a week after arriving on the island. Farooq, 19, is from Woodbridge, Va. (Photo by Cpl. David Bessey)

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    Date Taken: 08.11.2014
    Date Posted: 08.20.2014 12:29
    Photo ID: 1512310
    VIRIN: 140811-M-FL578-138
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 17.23 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 1,781
    Downloads: 13

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    A bald man wearing a dark navy polo shirt is sorting through a large pile of mail and packages inside what appears to be a delivery vehicle. The vehicle interior is packed with numerous parcels, envelopes, padded mailers, and Priority Mail boxes. The scene suggests active mail sorting or delivery work in a cramped, loaded truck.
    Three individuals are working in what appears to be a military mail room or postal facility, sorting and handling packages. Two individuals are wearing U.S. Marine Corps camouflage uniforms, while a third is in civilian dark clothing. Large orange mail carts are filled with numerous cardboard packages and boxes.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is handling mail packages, appearing to sort or inspect them. He is wearing latex gloves and holding both a USPS Priority Mail box and a flat mailer envelope. The setting appears to be an indoor mail handling or postal facility.
    A military service member in desert camouflage uniform is sorting mail and packages into large orange bins or carts. The setting appears to be a military mail distribution facility, with unit insignia patches posted on the wall behind him. The bins are labeled and organized, suggesting a systematic mail sorting operation.
    A U.S. Marine identified by the name tape 'KIBBLE' is handling paperwork or mail in what appears to be an administrative or postal office setting. He is wearing the Marine Corps MARPAT desert camouflage uniform and is focused on sorting or reviewing documents. The indoor environment features fluorescent ceiling lighting consistent with a military administrative facility.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is seated on the floor sorting through mail and documents. The name tape on his uniform reads 'FAROOQ'. He is surrounded by white plastic crates and cardboard boxes, including USPS Priority Mail boxes and Amazon packages, suggesting a mail distribution or logistics operation.
    A person in U.S. Marine Corps camouflage uniform sits cross-legged on a carpeted floor sorting through large quantities of mail and envelopes. Multiple United States Postal Service flat mail trays and bins surround them, filled with letters and envelopes. Several cardboard shipping boxes are stacked against the bright yellow wall in the background.
    A U.S. Marines drill instructor named Randolph, wearing the distinctive campaign cover (drill instructor hat) and MARPAT desert camouflage uniform, is holding a large stack of mail/envelopes. He appears to be in a barracks or training facility, likely distributing mail to recruits. Several recruits in green PT (physical training) gear are visible in the background.
    The image shows what appears to be a U.S. Marine Corps recruit training (boot camp) barracks inspection or administrative processing. A drill instructor wearing the distinctive campaign cover (Smokey Bear hat) and MARPAT camouflage uniform is reviewing documents handed to him by a recruit in olive drab PT gear. Multiple recruits are standing at attention in rows throughout the barracks bay.
    A military drill instructor wearing a campaign cover (drill sergeant hat) and desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is reviewing paperwork with a recruit in a military barracks. Multiple recruits in olive drab PT (physical training) gear are standing at attention along bunk beds in the background. The setting appears to be a military basic training or boot camp environment.

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