Story by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 11.14.2018
A Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Marine was awarded the “Beaufort Rotary Military Person of the Year” Wednesday in recognition of his volunteer efforts in the local community. Lance Cpl. Carlos Silva, a finance technician with Headquarters and Service Battalion and a New York, N.Y. resident, was one of three service members to receive the annual award, which is based on a......
Story by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.24.2018
Marines from the Parris Island rifle ranges gathered May 24 to dedicate a control tower in honor of a retired Marine who served in the Korean War. Approximately 50 Marines from Weapons Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, took part in the ceremony, officially naming the control tower of the Chosin Rifle Range on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., to Willis......
Story by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 04.27.2018
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. -- As Ethan Pier entered into his new home he had sweat dripping down his face and a voice yelled at his platoon to move faster. Ethan had a feeling of familiarity as he looked at the aligned bunk beds; neatly-folded sheets; and cold, gray floors. Memories stirred of when his oldest brother, Lance Cpl. Noah Pier, guided their family through the squad bay he called home......
Story by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 11.04.2016
Very few Marines can claim they’re related to a war hero. Claro E. Nacion may not have earned a medal or a ribbon for his bravery, but the stories he told his grandchildren, Kaia, Naveh and Nicholas, solidified his hero status in their minds....
Story by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 09.30.2016
As 600 more U.S. troops are headed to help retake Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State group, the Issa family knows all too well the dangers of the area....
