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    Co. L grad loses 105 pounds to become future of Corps [Image 5 of 15]

    Co. L grad loses 105 pounds to become future of Corps

    SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

    10.06.2015

    Photo by Sgt. Benjamin Woodle 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego       

    Recruit Hunter L. Blackston, Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, stands in formation while a personnel and weapons count is conducted during the Crucible at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 6. Blackston is a Pflugerville, Texas, native and was recruited out of Recruiting Station Austin North, Texas. Blackston lost 105 pounds in three months to be able to enter Marine Corps recruit training. He motivated his friends and family to also lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. Today, all males recruited from west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Lima Company graduates Oct. 16.

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    Date Taken: 10.06.2015
    Date Posted: 10.14.2015 20:30
    Photo ID: 2231301
    VIRIN: 151006-M-YO010-026
    Resolution: 3840x2560
    Size: 1.93 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US
    Hometown: PFLUGERVILLE, TX, US

    Web Views: 14
    Downloads: 6

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