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Navy Medical Readiness Training Command - Naval Hospital Beaufort hosted a celebration ceremony at the hospital, April 25, 2024. The celebration marked the hospital's 75th anniversary since its opening and first in-patient care services. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales, Lance Cpl. Katrina Wallace, and Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)

Cpl. Caleb Eudy reflects back on his time in the Marine Corps aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 11, 2021. Eudy overcame cancer, chemotherapy, boot camp, and medical separation in order to be where he is today. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Johnson)

MCAS Beaufort held their annual air show aboard the installation, April 27-28. The air show featured performances by the United States Special Operations Command Parachute Team, the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration team, the Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Lobo/Released)

Pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) fly the F35B Lightning II during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, April 27, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Andrew Neumann/ Released)

Capt. Ziaire O'Brien and 1st Lt. Luke Johnson started out as classmates at high school in Beaufort, South Carolina. Their relationship has forged into a brotherhood in the Marine Corps and has returned them to the place they grew up. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Carlin Warren and Lance Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)

The Parris Island Marine Rock Band, Heat Index, performs for the 2016 Beaufort County Water Festival at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort, S.C., July 15, 2016. The Marines performed “American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad for the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Devon A. Burton, Lance Cpl. Daniel Lobo, and Cpl. Scott P. Smolinski/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Terry V. Williams speaks to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island at MCRD Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 14, 2015. The Marines and Sailors ran 3.1 miles around the depot to celebrate 100 years of making Marines on Parris Island. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by MCRD Parris Island Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island participate in a depot motivational run at MCRD Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 14, 2015. The Marines and Sailors ran 3.1 miles around the depot to celebrate 100 years of making Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by MCRD Parris Island Combat Camera/Released)

A humble yet decorated Vietnam War hero and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island veteran died Jan. 17, 2014, at his home in Beaufort, S.C., just down the road from the base where he spent much of his career training future Marines. Medal of Honor recipient John James McGinty III, 73, retired as a captain in 1976 and stayed in the local area. He was born Jan. 21, 1940, in Boston, and initially enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in February 1957. McGinty later enlisted in the active-duty Marine Corps in March 1958. McGinty completed recruit training with 3rd Recruit Training Battalion on Parris Island. He would later return in 1962 as a drill instructor with 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. In July 1966, McGinty served in Vietnam with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. His platoon was assigned to provide rear security to protect the withdrawl of the battalion whose position had been under attack for the previous three days. McGinty's heroism helped repel a regiment-sized enemy force and saved countless American service members. "I don't think I'm a hero," McGinty said in an interview. "I thought a hero's somebody who's supposed to save lives; we killed 'em. We did what we were supposed to do. I'm proud of the platoon." His actions in the Quang Tri Province of South Vietnam earned him America's top military honor. "If it were me alone, I probably wouldn't give a damn. But I wear this thing for that platoon," McGinty said of the Medal of Honor he wore. After returning from Vietnam, McGinty served another tour on Parris Island as a drill instructor and, after his promotion to second lieutenant, a series officer with 1st Recruit Training Battalion. McGinty's funeral will be held Jan. 23, 2014, at 1 p.m. at the Beaufort National Cemetery. (Video by: Cpl. Jennifer Schubert and MCRD Parris Island Combat Camera) (Photo by: courtesy copy) (Story by: Staff Sgt. Gregory Thomas)