Recruits on early morning run

The recruits passed the campground in the early morning, some clearly in shape and others being pushed, badgered and yelled at by the DIs. We judged the group to be in about their 3rd week as they were not stretching out and some were clearly struggling still to gain the stamina required to complete 13 grueling weeks.

Spring Shakedown Continues

March 6th 2012
We left the kids and headed to Parris Island to spend a few days on the Marine Base and visiting friends. Well, we wanted to leave, but as Trish was putting away the coffee pot in the drawer, it pulled out and would not go back in. I tried to fix it and found I had to pull out both drawers in the bedroom to be able to reach the underside of the kitchen drawer. Once I got the bedroom drawers ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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