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    Recruit on way to become family's fourth generation Marine on Parris Island [Image 1 of 3]

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    Recruit on way to become family's fourth generation Marine on Parris Island

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    12.20.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Pfc. Jerry Bates III stands with his family after graduating recruit training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on Dec. 20, 2013. Bates reported to recruit training Sept. 23 to become the fourth generation in his family to bear the title Marine. His father, Sgt. Maj. Jerry Bates II, is currently the base sergeant major for Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan. The Bates' family service for the Marine Corps began in 1941, with his great-grandfather, who served 27 years. (Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)

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    Date Taken: 12.20.2013
    Date Posted: 12.20.2013 13:58
    Photo ID: 1142365
    VIRIN: 131220-M-PG802-015
    Resolution: 5262x3365
    Size: 4.03 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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