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The Ribbon Creek incident occurred on the night of April 8, 1956, when Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon, a junior drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, marched his assigned platoon into Ribbon Creek, a swampy tidal creek. The incident resulted in the deaths of six United States Marine Corps recruits. McKeon was found guilty of possession and drinking alcohol on duty and of negligent homicide.

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The Ribbon Creek incident occurred on the night of April 8, 1956, when Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon, a junior drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit...

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Matthew McKeon

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U.S. Marine. As a staff sergeant, he gained notoriety when the Ribbon Creek incident on April 8, 1956, led to the drowning of six recruits. McKeon was...

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court's dismissal and the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. Ribbon Creek incident Jones, Paul L. (June 26, 1991). "Navy Training Safety: High-Risk...

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United States Marine Corps Recruit Training

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from ten weeks to eight but was returned afterward to ten. The Ribbon Creek incident in 1956 led to considerable scrutiny and reform in recruit training...

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tragedy was the subject of the Estonian documentary film Surmaretk. Ribbon Creek incident Huang, Mel (6 November 1999). "News Review for Estonia". Central...

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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

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of 10,979 during March 1966. On the night of April 8, 1956, the Ribbon Creek incident resulted in the drowning of six recruits, which led to widespread...

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introduced to the Corps on 20 July 1956 as a direct result of the Ribbon Creek incident.[further explanation needed] Male United States Air Force military...

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which says "the captain dead and gone." The story is similar to the Ribbon Creek incident, which occurred in 1956. The song was considered symbolic of the...

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more closely the individual drill instructors, as a result of the Ribbon Creek incident. Throughout the training cycle, every recruit is interviewed personally...

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List of 2nd Marine Division commanders

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Force, Atlantic or Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island during Ribbon Creek incident; Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal with Combat...

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April 1956

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elected President of the National Constituent Assembly. In the Ribbon Creek incident, six members of U.S. Marine Platoon 71 drown during a night march...

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City) (Education Village) Clear Creek High School (League City) Clear Lake High School (Houston) 1987 National Blue Ribbon School Clear Springs High School...

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Medal of Honor

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Medals of Honor to six U.S. Army volunteers in his office. In 1896, the ribbon of the Army's version of the Medal of Honor was redesigned with all stripes...

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The Sand Creek massacre (also known as the “Battle of Sand Creek” Chivington massacre, the battle of Sand Creek or the massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was...

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& Woman's Soccer in 1985. The school was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the 1983–84 school year. In August 2006, Richardson High School...

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2001-02 school year, Klein Forest High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education...

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Chris Kyle

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years later. In 2013, Kyle was murdered by Eddie Ray Routh at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas. Routh, a former Marine...

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