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A Marine drill instructor explains to Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, how the Corps makes Marines during the chairman's stop on Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S.C., March 21, 2013. The instructor is assigned to the 4th Recruit Training Battalion.

THE MAKING OF A MARINE

A Marine drill instructor explains to Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, how the Corps makes Marines during the chairman's stop on Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S.C., March 21, 2013. The instructor is assigned to the 4th Recruit Training Battalion.

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