The friendly rivalry between ‘Hollywood Marines’ and Parris Island Marines

During World War II, San Diego became a vital hub, preparing Marines for the island-hopping campaigns that would define the ...
Yahoo

Triplets go through Marine boot camp together at Parris Island. ‘Still my babies,’ Mom says

Connor, Matthew and Griffin Wehr came into the world together so tiny and frail they required neonatal intensive care before their parents Michelle and Kenneth Wehr of Marshfield, Massachusetts, could ...
WSPA

Marines are moving gradually and sometimes reluctantly to integrate women, men in boot camp

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the ...
The State

SC’s Graham says closing Parris Island ‘ain’t gonna happen,’ but who has the authority?

If U.S. military leaders ultimately choose to close the Marines’ boot camp at Parris Island, they could seek to do so without needing Congressional approval. The Marine Corps’ top general generated ...
10 News

Marines find culture of hazing, abuse at boot camp after recruit's death at Parris Island

Multiple investigations into the death of a Muslim military recruit at the Marine Corps’ fabled Parris Island training center have uncovered a troubling pattern of mistreatment, and officials are ...
Stars and Stripes

Triplets go through Marine boot camp together at Parris Island: ‘Still my babies,’ Mom says

(Tribune News Service) — Connor, Matthew and Griffin Wehr came into the world together so tiny and frail they required neonatal intensive care before their parents Michelle and Kenneth Wehr of ...