Marines from the Tri-Command Single Marines & Sailors Program receive the Senator David Thomas Award from Edgar Jansons, Port Royal Police Department, on Feb. 23, 2017, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The award recognizes individuals or groups throughout South Carolina for their dedication to keeping their communities clean. Parris Island’s 40 or so graduations each year bring tens of thousands of visitors to the local area, but one downside to that influx of people is the associated increase in litter, a problem the program members help to offset. - Marines from the Tri-Command Single Marines & Sailors Program receive the Senator David Thomas Award from Edgar Jansons, Port Royal Police Department, on Feb. 23, 2017, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The award recognizes individuals or groups throughout South Carolina for their dedication to keeping their communities clean. Parris Island’s 40 or so graduations each year bring tens of thousands of visitors to the local area, but one downside to that influx of people is the associated increase in litter, a problem the program members help to offset.