U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. John A. Vigil Jr., a native of Beaufort, South Carolina, graduates as the honor graduate for platoon 2072, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Nov. 1, 2024. Vigil earned this distinction by outperforming other recruits in his platoon during a series of training events design to test their basic Marine Corps skills.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin J. López Herrera)

Local graduate honored

December 4, 2024

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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. John A. Vigil Jr., a native of Beaufort, S.C., graduates as the honor graduate for platoon 2072, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Nov. 1, 2024. Vigil earned this distinction by outperforming other recruits in his platoon during a series of training events design to test their basic Marine Corps skills. Lance Cpl. Kevin J. López Herrera/USMC

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