Stories - Page 54

Retired Marine donates Waterhouse print to Depot

Marine officers team up with Special Olympics

Leaving the Corps doesn't have to be stressful

Depot honored for environmental efforts

Rct. Terry Walls, from Golf Company's Platoon 2108, looks at the last stretch of ground he must cover in order to complete the Basic Warrior Training's Day Walk Course Nov. 6. Repeatedly crawling through the sand and jumping over obstacles leaves the recruits breathless by the end of the course. - Rct. Terry Walls, from Golf Company's Platoon 2108, looks at the last stretch of ground he must cover in order to complete the Basic Warrior Training's Day Walk Course Nov. 6. Repeatedly crawling through the sand and jumping over obstacles leaves the recruits breathless by the end of the course.

Recruits receive first hand experience during Basic Warrior Training

2007111575140 Painful - that was the one word used by recruits to describe their time during the Day Walk Course of Basic Warrior Training Nov. 6. The day walk is just one portion of Basic Warrior Training, but it keeps recruits heaving for breath and aching in every possible way. "It was more like the boot camp I was expecting," said Rct. Justis

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Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation provides opportunity for education

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is a program that gives money to Marines, Navy corpsmen and their families for continued education. More than 21,000 scholarships and bonds totaling more than $34 million have been awarded, according to the MCSF mission statement. In 2007 alone, the organization provided more than 1,040 scholarships to

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An eight-point whitetail deer is a proud harvest for any hunter. Still, all of the nearly two-dozen injured and wheelchair-bound hunters who were guests of Safari Club International Lowcountry Chapter's 3rd Annual Wheelchair hunt were awed by the two-day harvest. Several of the hunters came away with deer, with one taking two eight-pointers. - An eight-point whitetail deer is a proud harvest for any hunter. Still, all of the nearly two-dozen injured and wheelchair-bound hunters who were guests of Safari Club International Lowcountry Chapter's 3rd Annual Wheelchair hunt were awed by the two-day harvest. Several of the hunters came away with deer, with one taking two eight-pointers.

Volunteers, hunting group get injured hunters back in chase for deer hunt

Army Capt. Aaron D. Sears listened quietly as the South Carolina woods woke up Oct. 26. It was a cool Friday morning. The rains just let up and the dark woods were giving way to shades of gray that would soon become the dull colors of the piney woods. It was right where he wanted to be and the spot that just nine months ago, he thought he might

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Moonlight vigil raises violence awareness

Marine Corps Community Services-South Carolina and CODA, local domestic violence awareness group, held a vigil to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. "Domestic violence is defined as violence in the home, whether it is physical, emotional or sexual," said Jennifer Chappell, a victim advocate from Family Services. "It is about power and

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Parris Island to kick off intramural firing competition

Shooters, prepare to fire.The fiscal year 2008 Intramural Rifle and Pistol Competition is scheduled to begin Monday and last through Nov. 2 at Weapons and Field Training Battalion.According to a recent Depot bulletin, the competition is held annually to "promote increased proficiency in the use of individual arms" and to "provide the foundation for

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Moonlight vigil raises violence awareness

Marine Corps Community Services-South Carolina and CODA, local domestic violence awareness group, held a vigil to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month."Domestic violence is defined as violence in the home, whether it is physical, emotional or sexual,"said Jennifer Chappell, a victim advocate from Family Services. "It is about power and

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