Four decades after completing boot camp, Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter is returning to Parris Island to speak to graduating Marines.

A heartwarming moment played out in the hallways of Hillside High School in Durham this week, a surprise graduation ceremony for two students just days away from entering the Marine Corps.

Jayce D. Kendall, son of Crystal Kendall of Paris, graduated from US Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., on Aug. 15.

Tay Wowah, a Penn Wood senior who will miss the school’s commencement ceremonies on June 13 because he is heading to the Marine Corps boot camp before then, was honored with a graduation ...