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Archive: October, 2004

Navy sails toward 229th birthday

The U.S. Navy celebrated its 229th birthday Wednesday. The day may have passed as many others before, but not for long. The Navy will let the celebration begin at its birthday ball at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Depot Lyceum. According to Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5720.44a, the birthday was established to enhance a greater appreciation of Navy

Ammo techs load up on knowledge at Naval Weapons Station Charleston

Nestled in the neighborhoods of North Charleston, S.C., is the Naval Weapons Station Charleston, a hub of ammunition for the Marine Corps at large. Marines stationed overseas who unload a Maritime Prepositioning Ship full of gear and ammunition will unload containers full of ammunition that were packed and loaded at this storage and distribution

Parris Island band honors hero with concert

Thirty-eight members of the Parris Island Marine Corps Band paid a visit to the small borough of Raritan, N.J., to showcase their skills in memory of one of the Corps' most famous Marines Sept. 25 and 26. They played a commemorative concert and a memorial parade in remembrance of Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, a native of Raritan. He was the first

Candlelight vigil remembers victims of domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and people in and around Beaufort are taking steps to put an end to domestic violence. Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The day was intended to connect battered women's advocates across the

Five years after failing, recruit returns to become honor graduate

Years ago, Lance Cpl. Julie Price came to Parris Island for recruit training and was sent home because of her failure to qualify on the rifle range. Now, almost five years later, Price returned to Parris Island and graduated Oct. 1, as the honor graduate for Platoon 4030, Oscar Co., 4th RTBn. The recruit training schedule may have been a little

Gas chamber gives recruits smoke check

Barely into their third week of training, dozens of nervous recruits file off from their squads into a Weapons and Field Training classroom and wait for the inevitable - the Gas Chamber. In the classroom, the recruits are educated on how to use a gas mask and how it can save their lives on the battlefield if used properly and to help build their

Marine admin becomes automated

Imagine moving the papers off of the desk, shredding them and saying goodbye forever. Soon Marines will not have to imagine it, they will see their desktop uncluttered and free from a lot of their paperwork. Incorporating an automated way of taking care of administrative needs went into play as the first of three phases, Bundled Capability

Landmark dedication marks Depot's historic site

When some think of early settlements in America, they often refer to the English settlements at Plymouth Rock, Mass., and Jamestown, Va. However, more than 40 years before Jamestown was established by English colonists, the French and Spanish already had claims in southeast America. One of Parris Island's historical centerpieces, the

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