Stories and Insights
Fresh Out of Parris Island: A Marine Comes Home to Knoxville
A young man, freshly graduated from the United States Marine Corps' boot camp in Parris Island, is home briefly to visit his parents in Knoxville before heading out for advanced training. I have known this young man since his days on Knoxville Catholic High School's robotics team, the Robotichauns, and it was an honor to capture him as a freshly minted Marine in his hometown. But shooting him took some thought as I wanted to make sure I respected his uniform and preserved his military bearing.