title: Court-Martial at Parris Island: The Ribbon Creek Incident
author:  John C. Stevens 
description: Appeals to a broad popular audience while making a serious contribution to the field. -- <i>Benis M. Frank, USMC Historical Center</i><br /><br />Exceptionally readable, <i>Court-Martial at Parris Island</i> makes an important contribution to the field of military law. Judge Stevens presents an interesting range of viewpoints, from recruit to general officer, on this watershed event in Marine Corps history, and his style is highly engaging." -- <i>Gary Solis, author of <i>Son Thang: An American War Crime</i></i><br /><br />How Stevens can write! I was there, and he made me relive the feelings I had at the time. -- <i>Brig. Gen. Duane Faw, USMC, Ret., legal officer at Parris Island during the incident</i>
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  Contents
  
  [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos188)
  
  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos5778)
  
  [I](index_split_003.html#filepos6054)
  
  [The deputy left Chigurh standing in the corner of
  the…](index_split_004.html#filepos8825)
  
  [Moss sat with the heels of his boots dug
  into…](index_split_005.html#filepos13321)
  
  [II](index_split_006.html#filepos62515)
  
  [Bell climbed the rear steps of the courthouse and
  went…](index_split_007.html#filepos66822)
  
  [When they pulled up in front of the cafe
  it…](index_split_008.html#filepos77386)
  
  [He crossed the Pecos River just north of Sheffield
  Texas…](index_split_009.html#filepos83762)
  
  [III](index_split_010.html#filepos99856)
  
  [The bus pulled into Fort Stockton at quarter to
  nine…](index_split_011.html#filepos104161)
  
  [Bell had raised the first forkful of his supper
  to…](index_split_012.html#filepos106155)
  
  [IV](index_split_013.html#filepos147445)
  
  [When Bell walked into the cafe on Tuesday morning
  it…](index_sp