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| Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 21, 2004 - Recruits
are required to go through the gas chamber before they graduate.
U.S. Marine Corps photos taken by Lance Cpl. Brian Kester. |
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| Ensuring their masks
are fitted properly, U.S. Marine Corps recruits stand in line
as they prepare to enter the gas chamber. |
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| Staff Sgt, Cody Norris
ignites a chlorobenzylidene malonitrile gas pellet Sept. 21
in the gas chamber at Parris Island, S.C. As the pellet burns,
the room slowly fills with gas. |
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