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Marine recruit dies in final test of Parris Island training

Associated Press,

Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Marine Corps recruit during a strenuous exercise that caps a 13-week training course at South Carolina’s Parris Island. Installation officials say Pfc. Dalton Beals died Friday during an exercise known as “The Crucible,” the final test of recruit training.
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Remains of Lost Spanish Fort Found on South Carolina Coast

ABC Columbia Staff

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Archaeologists have found the location of a long-sought Spanish fort on the South Carolina coast near Beaufort. A release from the University of South Carolina says the site of San Marcos, one of five forts that operated during the 21-year history of the early settlement of Santa Elena, has been found on Parris Island. University…
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Navy: No Apparent Foul Play in Marine Recruit Death

Associated Press

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Navy investigators say there are no apparent signs of foul play in the death of a recruit who died after falling in a barracks stairwell at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island. Naval Criminal Investigative Service spokesman Ed Buice tells The Island Packet of Hilton Head that the investigation is continuing into the…
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Death of Marine Recruit at Parris Island Under Investigation

ABC Columbia Staff

WCIV PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The Marines say the death of a recruit at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island is under investigation. Marine Capt. Greg Carroll tells media outlets that Raheel Siddiqui of Taylor, Michigan, died Friday. Carroll says the recruit arrived at Parris Island on March 7 and was undergoing basic training. Carroll would not…