recruits

Meet the newest Army recruits

Submitted by bhilferty on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 22:05
Jamie Udet, 18, middle, of Myrtle Beach, joins other recruits as they try on their uniforms for the first time, Thursday, June 30, 2016. Soldiers-in-training do all their in-processing in the reception stage, which includes paperwork, medical/dental screenings, shots and haircuts. They are also issued their uniforms and dogtags and begin their orientation in Army procedures & values. Gerry Melendez gmelendez@thestate.com

BY JEFF WILKINSON [email protected] On July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 American colonies declared independence from Great Britain.

Their confidence was buoyed by the stunning victory just seven days before by 400 soldiers of the Continental Army’s 2nd South Carolina Regiment on Sullivan’s Island. The small band, hunkered down behind a log and earthen fort at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, drove off the most powerful navy in the world.

Those South Carolinians were volunteers.