Marine graduate meets newborn son

Photo By Sgt. Yamil Casarreal | PARRIS ISLAND (S.C.) “It was hard in the beginning when I found out my son was born. I got the phone call from my Senior Drill Instructor about my son. Knowing that I wasn’t there… it scared me.” said Pvt. Hunter Willmon, a recent Marine graduate. “It motivated me to know my son was ok, I knew I needed to be a better person and endure throughout training for my family.” Willmon, a Scottsboro, Ala. native, held his son for the first time on Family Day, May 26. Willmon graduated today from recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps Story by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal and Lance Cpl. Samuel Fletcher)  

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

05.24.2019

Story by Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

PARRIS ISLAND (S.C.) “It was hard in the beginning when I found out my son was born. I got the phone call from my Senior Drill Instructor about my son. Knowing that I wasn’t there… it scared me.” said Pvt. Hunter Willmon, a recent Marine graduate. “It motivated me to know my son was ok, I knew I needed to be a better person and endure throughout training for my family.”
Willmon, a Scottsboro, Ala. native, held his son for the first time on Family Day, May 26. Willmon graduated today from recruit training.

• Date Taken: 05.24.2019
• Date Posted: 05.24.2019 15:49
• Story ID: 323941
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US