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    Brink, N.J., native named Parris Island's top Marine Corps drill instructor for 2013 [Image 2 of 2]

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    Brink, N.J., native named Parris Island's top Marine Corps drill instructor for 2013

    PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    02.21.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Gunnery Sgt. Christian Appleman, chief drill instructor for Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, speaks with his fellow drill instructors Feb. 21, 2014, on 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. He earned drill instructor of the year for 2013 for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 02.21.2014
    Date Posted: 02.25.2014 11:58
    Photo ID: 1173846
    VIRIN: 140221-M-FS592-551
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 5.6 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: BRICK, NEW JERSEY, US

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