Parris Island SC Boot Camp Celebrates 100 year Anniversary..Any Memories Of This Island??

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:00:06 -0400

https://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/2015/10/marine-corps-recruit-depot-parris-island-sc-celebrates-100-years-making-marines

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Celebrates “100 Years of Making Marines” | Marine...

The buildings have morphed over the years—from tents to Quonset huts, to modern brick barracks and stately historical landmarks—but Parris Island has remained a constant for Marines.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 24 at 2015 9:04 AM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:04:25 -0400

When I think of Parris Island I always wonder what the Hell possessed me to take on a DI when he asked for a volunteer to demonstrate hand to hand combat.

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 24 at 2015 9:04 AM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:04:29 -0400

Hollywood Marine here and proud of it.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 24 at 2015 10:17 AM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:17:27 -0400

This Dog is NOT Chesty but probably wondered by to checkout if there was any food around.. I tried to feed a stray dog in Vieques some CRATS but he sniffed it and would not taste it.. And we had been eating that miserable food for days out in the Boonies..

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 28 at 2015 7:02 AM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:02:50 -0400

Plt 22 6th Recruit Battalion Parris Island SC 03/25/1954

Response by Sgt Carol Grisham made Dec 29 at 2015 7:58 PM

Sgt Carol Grisham — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:58:16 -0500

That causeway, The sandfleas, the humidity, E-Beach, having allergies for the first time (felt like I had a cold continuously for months).

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Jul 17 at 2016 9:51 AM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 09:51:24 -0400

Here's my DIs S/Sgt Kendall and Pfc Kelly...Kendall was one of the oldest DIs ar Parris Island & very bitter he was only a S/Sgt & Kelly had been passed over for Cpl twice for too many fights with recruits. Kendall enlisted in '45 when he was in his early 30s and served in China and in Korea. So he was 40 years old as a DI.. I could not understand why the Marines had a DI that old and that bitter with everything and everyone.