PARRIS ISLAND, SC -- MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Pfc. Gregory Foster Jr. graduated from Marine recruit training today as the platoon honor graduate of Platoon 2074, Company G, 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, for placing first out of 82 recruits.
The honor graduate award recognizes the Marine who best exemplifies the total Marine concept, which encompasses physical fitness, marksmanship and leadership traits, during recruit training.
Foster was recruited at Recruiting Substation St. Petersburg, Florida, by Staff Sergeant Brent A. Johnson. He attended Countryside High School.
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