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Archive: March, 2006

Retired Master Sgt. Eulas "Jody" Talley Jr. observes recruits firing pistols in the mid-1970s. An artist's rendering of Talley's face is used as the current logo for The Boot, and used to be the official logo for the Depot's memos and letterheads. - Retired Master Sgt. Eulas "Jody" Talley Jr. observes recruits firing pistols in the mid-1970s. An artist's rendering of Talley's face is used as the current logo for The Boot, and used to be the official logo for the Depot's memos and letterheads.

The face behind 'The Boot'

While retired Master Sgt. Eulas "Jody" Talley Jr.'s name may not be immediately familiar, his face is more famous than many Marines aboard the Depot would guess. Talley, a former Parris Island drill instructor and series gunnery sergeant for 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, is the nameless, screaming face that adorns the front page of every issue

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March Madness - themed feasts score variety at WFTBn. Mess Hall

Weapons and Field Training Battalion Mess Hall wants to 'Hoop it up' with a college basketball theme throughout the month of March. March is the month college basketball holds its annual national champion tournament, nicknamed March Madness, pitting 64 of the nation's best teams against one another in a free -for-all until one team is left

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Tri-Command housing residents spring into season with friendly yard competitions

Spring is quickly approaching and Tri-Command Military Housing is gearing up to begin its yearly "Yard of the Month" competitions. "Yard of the Month" typically starts in April, runs through the summer months and ends in September," said Jennifer Cooper, marketing and public relations director for Tri-Command Military Housing. The yards of the

Shades of Green helps save ‘green’

For many children, visiting Walt Disney World may be the Mecca of vacation spots. Taking pictures and getting autographs with Disney’s finest is one thing they might very well remember for their whole lives. What do the parents remember, though? Expensive resorts, high-priced meals and out-of-this world attraction prices are all things found

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Frozen Chosin' survivor looks to start local branch of Savannah Chosin Few

Esprit De Corps seems to define Frank G. Gross; a man who endured the tumultuous minus 40 degree cold and blinding snow at the Chosin Reservoir during the the Korean War as a private first class with Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, in 1950. That ethos grew when his childhood love of country music compelled Gross to begin composing various

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Afghan chaplain, staff visit Depot Religious Ministries Center

Brigadier Gen. Mohammad Amin Nassib, director of the Religious and Cultural Affairs Department of the General Staff, Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan National Army, and his staff, visited MCRD Parris Island March 15. The visit allowed the ANA to learn more about religious ministry programs provided to troops aboard the Depot and in the United

The transformation begins here

Their stomachs twist and turn as the bus rolls to a halt in front of the yellow footprints. They are dead silent. The recruits are just moments away from the inevitable collision of civilian and drill instructor. The turbulent transformation begins when they step onto the yellow footprints, and a drill instructor begins his speech with a simple

Depot leadership agree that alcohol, driving not a good mix

There has been an increase in the number of alcohol-related incidents involving Depot Marines over the past several weeks. This begs the question, "What do we need to do to prevent these types of accident or incidents in the future?" "Sometimes it takes a tragedy for the message to become clear," said Sgt.Maj. Robert C. Hollings, Depot sergeant

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Former Navy Doc earns Eagle, Globe, Anchor

After receiving the final order from his senior drill instructor, Pfc. Barry Lane Caulder rushed through the crowd of families in search of his own. The search was not difficult for his family, however, Caulder was the only private first class with a service stripe and nine ribbons on his new uniform. Caulder, a former Navy petty officer third

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