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    Photo By Cpl. MaryAnn Hill | Recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practice martial arts...... read more read more

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    07.30.2013

    Story by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Marine recruits of November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, learned martial arts techniques at a training session July 24, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C.

    The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program incorporates mental, moral and character discipline into hand-to-hand combat skills to help transform civilians into Marines. Recruits must earn their tan belts, the first belt level in the program, in order to graduate. November Company is scheduled to graduate Oct. 4, 2013.

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    Date Taken: 07.30.2013
    Date Posted: 07.30.2013 11:00
    Story ID: 111051
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US
    Hometown: AMELIA, OH, US
    Hometown: BOSTON, MA, US
    Hometown: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US
    Hometown: RED BUD, IL, US
    Hometown: SPRINGFIELD, OR, US

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