Parris Island News

Robert J. O'Dowd Salem-News.com Marine veteran remembers a senior drill instructor who was awarded the Navy Cross with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines in Vietnam and later killed at Con Thien, RVN, in September 1967.

Details: The ball begins at 9 p.m. with dancing, dessert and a silent auction. Before the ball, guests will dine at private homes in the Beaufort area.

State News Local educators heading to Marine Corps boot camp School personnel will observe training, learn job, educational choices available to students by Zack Harold CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In a couple of weeks, more than 40 new recruits will head to Parris Island, S.C., for U.S. Marine Corps basic training.

Two local men are home for the holidays after several months of intensive training in the U.S. Marine Corps.

The BBC's Jonathan Beale has had rare access to follow new recruits being trained to become marines at Parris Island, South Carolina.

Don't feel too sorry for the single Marines and sailors who can't make it home for the holidays.

Marine Corps Primary Marksmanship Instructors or PMI's for short are the most elite of firearm instructors throughout the world.

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At her sea hut, Elaine Neal looks out the window as she paused while cleaning her standard issued M16A2 rifle.

Three signs bearing the words "Every Marine a Rifleman," line the road to the rifle range at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

Capt. Richard Fohn really knows how to make a first impression. A little more than two weeks after arriving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, the 29-year-old Texan marched in front of his new colleagues and his superiors Thursday afternoon and had the Bronze Star pinned to the lapel of his camouflage service uniform.

Bluffton Police officers recently finished training on AR-15s -- semi-automatic rifles the department has added to its arsenal over the past three years -- and will begin carrying the weapons in their patrol cars, Chief David McAllister said Thursday.

Community Bible Church, 638 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort, will celebrate Christmas in the community at 7 p.m. Friday when the 120-member church choir and orchestra will present the musical "The Wonder of Christmas." This is a worship event that weaves contemporary songs and traditional carols with Bible-based narrations.

Local law enforcement officials are awaiting word from FBI investigators before looking into possible ties between a former Parris Island recruit accused of killing 11 women in Ohio and any unsolved murders in the Beaufort area.

ROBERT RUTHERFORD recently completed Marine basic training at Parris Island, S.C. He is currently home on leave prior to undergoing advanced training in North Carolina.

Sunday, the Parris Island Marine Band kicked off the annual Christmas Parade in downtown Beaufort.

Drill instructors are on the front lines helping build Marines at Parris Island, but many other Marines like Corporal Leah Mast are working behind the scenes doing their part.

This weekend, Beaufort opens its annual holiday festivities with its 24th annual "A Night on the Town" open house for the downtown area.

The US Marine Corps prides itself on being ready - even when the nation is not. It calls itself the 9/11 branch of the US military - the first responders.

President Obama is expected to announce he is sending more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan.