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Service to country a ‘sacred choice,’ First Lady Jill Biden tells new Marines at Parris Island
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 11 months agoFirst Lady Jill Biden, a long-time advocate for military families, spoke to the graduating class of...
Marines say farewell to women-only battalion at Parris Island. How integrated is the base?
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 12 months agoLisa Taylor suffered through boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island 35 years ago. She...
Loss of 3 Marines in recent weeks at Parris Island is ‘felt deeply within our ranks’
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 9 months agoThree Marines have died at Parris Island in the last two-and-a-half months — including two in last...
Funding OK’d for project to help protect Parris Island from rising waters. Here’s the plan
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 2 years agoEmbattled by rising seas, the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot is getting a million dollar...
World’s biggest rattlesnakes can swim from Parris Island to Hilton Head
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn Oct. 28, 2017, a 5-foot-long, 6-pound male eastern diamondback rattlesnake was found dead on a...
Prosecution argues Parris Island drill instructor missed signs of fatal risk to Marine recruit
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt was another hot and humid day at U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Port Royal,...
Triplets go through Marine boot camp together at Parris Island. ‘Still my babies,’ Mom says
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 8 months agoConnor, Matthew and Griffin Wehr came into the world together so tiny and frail they required...
Parris Island staff sergeant charged in Marine recruit’s death, faces negligent homicide
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 2 years agoRecruit Dalton Beals died from extreme heat during the Crucible training. Charges say the instructor...
Marine recruit died in Parris Island’s final, most challenging test. How did it happen?
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 2 years agoThe final test for Marine recruits at Parris Island is a grueling 54-hour training exercise called...
Fourth Marine recruit dies at Parris Island boot camp in two years
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoA Marine Corps recruit died earlier this week during a physical fitness test at boot camp in South...