Parris Island

Next thing they knew they were maggots in a hellish place called Parris Island.

Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

WHITFIELD: Yeah, and I mentioned earlier, Beaufort, being near Camp Lejeune -- confusing that North Carolina base with Parris Island, which is what I really meant to say, with the Marine base there.

CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2007 2007

WHITFIELD: Yeah, and I mentioned earlier, Beaufort, being near Camp Lejeune -- confusing that North Carolina base with Parris Island, which is what I really meant to say, with the Marine base there.

CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2007 2007

Next thing they knew they were maggots in a hellish place called Parris Island.

Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

Next thing they knew they were maggots in a hellish place called Parris Island.

Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

They start in Parris Island or Quantico and are not easily taught.

Pondering the Future of the USMC 2011

He celebrated his 18th birthday at Parris Island, the Marines' boot camp.

Medal of Honor recipient saved 36 lives during battle 2011

The lawmaker, who attended the Marine Corps graduation at Parris Island last Friday, said service members are volunteering even in a time of two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Armed Services chairman: Cuts could mean draft 2011

Twenty-two years ago, after a grueling three months of Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., I was transferred to a small base just outside Camp Lejeune, N.C. It was there, at Marine Corps infantry school, that I first learned how to fight and how to kill effectively.

Should It Be: Old Enough to Fight and Vote and Drink? 2011

- Here are the facts: unlike many of his peers, Dick Blumenthal voluntarily joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 1970 and served for six months in Parris Island, SC and six years in the reserves.

Richard Blumenthal Claimed Vietnam Service But Never Went; Calls NYT Report 'Outrageous Distortion' 2010