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the Ribbon Creek incident

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An edition of Court-Martial at Parris Island (1999)

Court-martial at Parris Island

the Ribbon Creek incident

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On April 8, 1956, drill instructor Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced night march through the backwaters of the Parris Island recruit depot in an effort to restore flagging discipline. An unexpected and extraordinarily strong tidal current in Ribbon Creek swept over the recruits, and in the panic that followed six men drowned. This book is the story of that night, the recruits of Platoon 71, and especially Staff Sergeant McKeon and his court-martial.

The author, a former marine and an experienced trial lawyer and judge, spells out in detail for the first time the strategies and tactics of the prosecution and the defense, while maintaining a sharp focus on the human side of the tragedy. Based on exhaustive research and interviews with the participants, including McKeon, his book presents an account of the incident from a wide range of perspectives.

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Naval Institute Press
Language
English
Pages
184

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Subjects

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Trials (Military offenses), Trials, litigation, United States, United States. Marine Corps, Parris island (s.c. : recruit depot), Basic training (Military education)

People

Matthew McKeon

Places

Parris Island, South Carolina, United States

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Court-Martial at Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident
April 30, 2007, University of South Carolina Press
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Court-Martial at Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident
June 2000, Thorndike Press
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Court-martial at Parris Island: the Ribbon Creek incident
1999, Naval Institute Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.

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Annapolis, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
343.73/0143
Library of Congress
KF7654.5.M38 S74 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 184 p. :
Number of pages
184

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OL383853M
Internet Archive
courtmartialatpa0000stev
ISBN 10
1557508143
LCCN
98046368
OCLC/WorldCat
40193551
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9618173
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891285

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