Gunnery Sgt. Christian Appleman, chief drill instructor for Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, earned drill instructor of the year for 2013 for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Appleman, 31, from Brick, N.J., received the award Feb. 3, 2014, during a ceremony in Quantico, Va. Appleman enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2005, graduating with Lima Company in December of that year. After two deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and one deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Appleman reported to and graduated from Parris Island’s Drill Instructor School in 2011. Appleman produced three honor platoons, was selected as the battalion drill instructor of the quarter and twice selected as the senior drill instructor of the quarter for Lima Company. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
Date Taken: | 02.21.2014 |
Date Posted: | 02.25.2014 11:59 |
Photo ID: | 1173845 |
VIRIN: | 140221-M-FS592-546 |
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Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
Hometown: | BRICK, NEW JERSEY, US |
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