After 88 long days, my brother finally became a Marine. Each recruit is technically a Marine after the completion of The Crucible (54 hours of food and sleep deprivation along with miles of marching), but graduation completes the training. We were all up again bright and early to get good seats at the parade deck and it was once again hot and humid. Luckily, it was overcast so it was bearable. I along with all my family members had a giant lump in my throat throughout the entire ceremony. I was and still am so very proud of my baby brother. He did it. He is a Marine.
Trevor, Brittany, Michael, Hannah, and Matt-their signature pose
Trevor, Michael, and Matt
Matt, Gunny, Trevor, and Michael. Gunny was the boy's NJROTC instructor at North Forsyth High School. It was huge surprise to see him and his wife, Hillary at graduation. The boys were shocked when they saw them. On a sidenote, Gunny's son did several tours to Iraq only to come home several years ago and be killed in a senseless act of road rage. He left behind a wife and young daughter.
Matt, Hillary, Trevor, and Michael
Trevor, Michael, and Matt
Matt, Gunny, Trevor, and Michael. Gunny was the boy's NJROTC instructor at North Forsyth High School. It was huge surprise to see him and his wife, Hillary at graduation. The boys were shocked when they saw them. On a sidenote, Gunny's son did several tours to Iraq only to come home several years ago and be killed in a senseless act of road rage. He left behind a wife and young daughter.
Matt, Hillary, Trevor, and Michael
1 comment:
wow! that is so awesome that your brother is a marine now! tell him congratulations and thank-you for what he's doing for our country. i'm so thankful we have people like him who are willing to dedicate their lives for our safety.
and it looks like Mackenzie had a fun first birthday! she really gets cuter and cuter the older she gets- just such a smiley little girl!
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