Parris Island Graduation Day!

by admin // June 6, 2013 // No Comments

May 24, 2013Â Today is the day, the day I watch my son’s dream come true, he becomes a United States Marine. Today is the end of months of stress, sleepless nights, waiting for letters, and driving my mail carrier... Continue reading →

Parris Island – Family Day

by admin // June 5, 2013 // No Comments

May 23, 2013 Today is Family Day! Family Day begins before dawn. We arrived on MCRD Parris Island about 4:45 a.m. I finally get to lay eyes and hands on my Marine for the first time! How exciting! We are... Continue reading →

Parris Island Bound

by admin // June 5, 2013 // No Comments

After many weeks of hard work, graduation is finally here! We left Birmingham, Alabama headed for Okatie, South Carolina very early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. We had our base pass in hand, and our excitement was uncontainable. Parris Island... Continue reading →

The Journey – Week 11

by cynthia // May 4, 2013 // 10 Comments

I sat down today to write our son a letter like I do most Saturday mornings. But, today was different. Our son has been in boot camp for 11 weeks. He has 19 days left. I began to cry as... Continue reading →

The Journey Begins – Leaving Day

by cynthia // February 25, 2013 // No Comments

Well, we made it. The day finally came. My son is officially in the hands of the United States Marine Corps. After spending as much time as possible with him over the last three days, I could tell he was... Continue reading →

Journey to Boot Camp

by cynthia // February 17, 2013 // No Comments

At my last writing my son was 16 days from leaving for boot camp. Well, he is still here. Things were changed, timetables rearranged, and yes, even his MOS changed, AGAIN. He is now leaving next Sunday! Everything is in... Continue reading →

Enlistment Update

by cynthia // October 20, 2012 // 2 Comments

Well it has been a few weeks since my son decided to become a Marine. What has life been like for him since then? Well, he has to call his recruiter, and check-in every Tuesday. Then, every Saturday Â all of... Continue reading →

My Son The Marine

by cynthia // September 25, 2012 // 5 Comments

Well itâ€™s official! My son is in The United States Marine Corps! Please welcome our newest military member into our large military family. He went to Montgomery, AL for MEPS, as they call it on Sunday, and he passed all... Continue reading →

Recruiter – Part II

by cynthia // September 21, 2012 // 2 Comments

Well, I met with my sonâ€™s recruiter yesterday. The meeting could not have gone any worse. My son told me at dinner on Sunday night he was going to â€œtalkâ€ to a recruiter. Now, I knew that my son had... Continue reading →