Military
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VA 70% service-connected disability compensation
By Larry Dandridge This week’s Island News article on veterans’ benefits provides: If you are a veteran who has applied for a military service-connected…
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First Lady coming to Parris Island
From staff reports As part of the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative, Jill Biden will visit U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on…
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Marine Corps deactivates Fourth Battalion in historic ceremony
By Delayna Earley The Island News PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – The last all-female training battalion has been deactivated in a ceremony on Thursday, June…
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Marine recruit found dead at Parris Island
By Delayna Earley The Island News A Marine recruit was found dead early Monday morning, June 12, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island,…
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Veteran of the Week – Philip Heim
Beaufort’s Philip Heim, 59, joined the United States Marine Corps in Vienna, Va., in 1982. After boot camp at Parris Island, he trained in…