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Aiken Festival showcases Depot Band

The Depot Band traveled to Aiken, S.C., to take part in the Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series to kick off the city's 4th of July festivities Tuesday. The evening performance in Aiken marks the 30th consecutive year the Parris Island Marine Band has made the trip, dating back to the concert series' conception in 1972, said Cathie Lindler,

Skill in drill enforced by "masters" of the Depot

When the word "master" appears in the job title, you'd better be good."Drill is perfection," said GySgt. Troy Black, Regimental/Depot Drill Master. "There's no such thing as good enough. There's nothing in the drill manual that says good enough."Drill masters aboard the Depot are responsible for ensuring that drill is being taught correctly. Black

Band fine-tunes July 4 program

With the commanding general's Summer Concert Series underway, the Depot Band looked to fine-tune their show for the next two performances by doing something they have never done in their 86-year history. Tuesday evening marked the first of three rehearsals the Band conducted for its upcoming concerts on July 4 aboard the Depot and July 12 at the

Ribbon Creek tragedy still ripples through time

Editor's Note: In addition to the interviews, factual information for this article was gathered from "Court-Martial at Parris Island", by John C. Stevens III, and "The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis", by Keith Fleming. Though the waters of Ribbon Creek now run still, Parris Island still feels the ripples from April 8, 1956. That night, the fervent

9/11 attacks change new Marine's outlook on life

For a private graduating today with Platoon 3045, India Co., 3rd Recruit Training Bn., the opportunity to get away from his home state of New York has provided him with a new prospective on life. Growing up in New York and working his way through high school in an area of the lower east side of Manhattan, Pabon took a job on the nightshift of a

Marine rescues woman, baby

Murphy's Law of Combat #4 -- You are not Superman. Marines in combat know that attempting superhuman acts of heroism will most likely get them killed, but one Depot Marine found out that combat isn't the only dangerous place. While driving down Country Shed Road in Beaufort, S.C., April 25, LCpl. Joseph Carman, Headquarters and Service Battalion

Master sergeant, hypnotist casts spell over Parris Island

The Marine looked at the three bodies lying on the deck. He thought he was okay to drive but now the three other Marines with him were motionless. A master sergeant in a suit and tie walked up to the stunned driver. ?What are you going to tell their parents?? asked the master sergeant. The Marine driving was speechless. Fortunately, it was all in

EMS week accents employee sacrifice

Each year, the nation takes a week out of its busy schedule to honor the dedication, hard work and sacrifice of those individuals working in the fields of the emergency medical services. This year is no different. National EMS week was appropriately named "Help is a Heartbeat Away." This year, the week-long tribute focused on the individuals

H&S enjoys night of tradition

More than 410 Marines of Headquarters and Service Battalion attended their First Annual Battalion Mess Night April 17. Mess Nights are held to promote camaraderie and esprit de corps within a unit. While in presentation the Mess Night is an extremely formal affair, Marines have found ways of turning the stuffy into the entertaining. Fines and grog,

Graduating Marine boasts pre-existing Warrior spirit

The Marine Corps prides itself on its "Band of Brothers" philosophy, believing no matter the circumstances, each and every Marine should be willing to put forth the ultimate sacrifice for a fellow Marine. Recruits get their first taste of this mentality within moments of arriving aboard the Depot as they realize the only way to make it through

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