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Bawanna

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Just got back from dropping my youngest boy off at the Marine recruiters. They put him up in Seattle tonight at a motel and off to San Diego for basic training. mental and physical abuse tomorrow morning.

Moms of course taking it a little hard, her last baby and all. Her favorite too I think.

I think he'll do fine, he's got the right stuff. Hopefully none of the DI's will piss him off.

Guess we'll be going down end of April to watch him graduate. No longer be a devil pup, but a devil dog!
 
congrats man !!! much respect to the boy putting up his time for our nation, I could not imagine sending any of mine off--- I know its tough on you even if you are full of pride !!!

hang in there man !!!

smoke up for the man in the marine corps and for you , may you both stay happy and healthy !
 
Smoke up for you and your future Marine, and good luck. Don't' know how Boot compares to the BCT I went through but I'm sure he'll be fine, at least he's only got to do it once.
 
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Hes a warrior man! If hes anything like his dad! He will be fine and make you proud. You didnt raise him to sell flowers:thumbup: Good luck to him. Take care of Momma.
 
Thank Goodness for young americans willing to serve their country!
May God bless him and protect him from harm.

I know how you feel. I wasn't able to attend my sons graduation from BC. He was stationed at Ft. Sill. Too far for me to travel. I then lost him for 2 years while he was stationed in Korea. It gave me gray hair. He then served stateside and I was glad to have him home again.
 
Congrats man, he will do just fine, He will get a proper Semper Fi when he gets home!! And yes he will go from, a devil pup to a Devil Dog Ohhrah. I dont know about the Diego Marines but us PI ones were not allowed to call home but we lived by mail so send him as much as you can, he will need it to keep motivated. Give hugs to mama she will be ok.
 
Congrats to you, and good luck to hte boy.

Hopefully Mom can persevere, and son can take to the training.
 
I bet you have raised a fine man that you have all reasons to be proud of. No small feat, Bawanna.
 
Congrats and I thank him for his service.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My guess is that he'll be inedible shoe leather with a heart of gold a soldier any man would be happy to have in his foxhole:)

You raised a fine man:)
 
I was a little nervous and anxious when my little brother left for the Marines. I remember taking him to Logan airport... he was very nervous, yet I could sense a bit of excitement in him. He was off to camp Lejeune and I was a nervous wreck. I have always been close to my baby brother and worried about the torment he would be enduring shortly.

My fears were relieved when I received my first letter from him. He was in good spirits and asking me to send him a picture of my motorcycle so he could show all his new buddies what he was going to buy when he got out of boot camp. He adjusted easily and I felt much better after reading his first letter home. Don't worry Bawanna buddy, they will take care of him and he has your family in his heart to draw strength from. He wants to make you proud, and I am sure he has already done that in abundance.
 
He'll do OK-and I'm glad he's missed the last ten years of err....festivities. I know it's hard-the first time I deployed I was 32 and I will never forget the look on my dads face when I pulled out of the driveway after visiting them.
Stay in touch and he (and ol' Bawanna) will be fine.
 
When you mentioned the fact he was going Sunday the other day, I kept that in mind. I am certain he will be just fine. Mom on the other hands probably will need a bit of extra understanding for a while... probably the next month to uhhhh, 50 years :D


Agree with Pugs, Send him a letter often. Those are important touch-points. You lose track of the "real world" during training because your focus is so very narrow and just getting small snippets about family means a lot. Doesn't have to be reams of paper, just a note reminding him everyone back at home is supporting him.
 
Thank you to your fine young man, thank you to you, Joe, your wife and family.

Mark and ladies
 
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