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anavado > Parris Island USMC Graduation. Family day and graduation take place on the last two days of recruit training. Family Day occurs Thursday and gives new Marines a chance to see family and friends for the first time in 13 weeks during on-base liberty. Graduation is conducted Friday in a formal ceremony and parade, attended by family and friends.

anavado > Ross stands in front of every recruit's first step at Parris Island, and the first step to becoming a Marine. As I passed through the hatch (doors), I imagined Ross taking those very same steps and I wondered what was going through his mind at the time. They arrive at Parris Island in the middle of the night and training starts as soon as the bus doors open. Within hours they have been stripped of all their belongings and issued everything they will need for the next 13 weeks.

anavado > This is the end of the graduation ceremony as Ross pins on the Eagle, Globe & Anchor

anavado > Ross Gives a Tour of Parris Island Leatherneck Square, the site of close combat training and the Confidence Course

anavado > Ross & Hummer, the Parris Island Mascot. Thanks to the German Army, the U.S. Marine Corps has an unofficial mascot. During World War I many German reports had called the attacking Marines "teufel-hunden," meaning Devil-Dogs. Teufel-hunden were the vicious, wild, and ferocious mountain dogs of Bavarian folklore. Soon afterward a U.S. Marine recruiting poster depicted a snarling English Bulldog wearing a Marine Corps helmet. Because of the tenacity and demeanor of the breed, the image took root with both the Marines and the public. The Marines soon unofficially adopted the English Bulldog as their mascot.

anavado > Drill Instructor Congratulates Ross. Ross said his drill instructors were incredible and he thoroughly enjoyed his training. After meeting three of Ross' DI's, I have no doubt that the future of the Marine Corps is in very good hands.

anavado > 07 Hockey reunion Photo. Ross' teammates sent it to Ross in Okinawa.

anavado > Ross Marine Corps photo

anavado > USMC Seal

Parris Island USMC Graduation. Family day and graduation take place on the last two days of recruit training. Family Day occurs Thursday and gives new Marines a chance to see family and friends for the first time in 13 weeks during on-base liberty. Graduation is conducted Friday in a formal ceremony and parade, attended by family and friends.

> Parris Island USMC Graduation. Family day and graduation take place on the last two days of recruit training. Family Day occurs Thursday and gives new Marines a chance to see family and friends for the first time in 13 weeks during on-base liberty. Graduation is conducted Friday in a formal ceremony and parade, attended by family and friends.

Parris Island USMC Graduation. Family day and graduation take place on the last two days of recruit training. Family Day occurs Thursday and gives new Marines a chance to see family and friends for the first time in 13 weeks during on-base liberty. Graduation is conducted Friday in a formal ceremony and parade, attended by family and friends.

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