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 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:42 am Post subject: Update - on my son |
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Little update on Augie Dawg - He is deployed with the 3/8 USMC in Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sigonella Sicily. He is actually a reservist but they gave him a one year active duty contract and he is making the most of it. He started at Camp Lejeune last July and has had some great experiences as a platoon leader and as a member of the battalion staff in the planning S3 shop. He got to use his Poly Sci degree in Monrovia Liberia last month.
www.marforeur.marines....hsv-1.aspx
I got to Facetime with him yesterday and he shared a funny story. During his boat ride down to Liberia last month the Atlantic MEU was in port at Rota Spain. Our lowly 2nd Lt. was the highest ranking Marine officer on the water in the Atlantic Fleet for a few days. The entire battalion HQ from the Generals to the Majors and Captains have been razzing John and calling him The Commodore. They are referring to his team non-com leaders as Cabin Boy and Gilligan. Someone had Photoshopped Johns face onto the Russell Crowe body from the movie Master and Commander and put it on Johns desk in Sigonella Siciliy.
His next training mission....
news.yahoo.com/us-mari...ZJUDM4NF8x
120 F in the Zakouma National Park today.
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Suzanne
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:37 am Post subject: Re: Pupdate - on my son |
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Great articles DawgD, it's nice to be updated with pleasant news. He's a good guy
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Pupdate - on my son |
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Semper Fi to your son from a lifer Sailor.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Pupdate - on my son |
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He's having too much fun! Best wishes and God speed!
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radar
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Update - on my son |
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Ain't it grand being a parent and watching your kids doing adult stuff - like swerving their country…..
You're obviously as proud of your boy as I am of mine…..
Didn't we do good!
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 11:34 am Post subject: Re: Update - on my son |
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Knock me over with a feather when I opened up the computer today and look at the Yahoo news feed....
news.yahoo.com/elephan...20882.html
The quotable Lt. makes the wires again...
Between the sea sickness on the boat to Liberia, 120 degree heat and the dysentery from the native food in Chad, John has gone from 195 to 177 pounds on this deployment. Hopefully he can beef up a bit before they send him out again. He should have at least one more mission with his team before he returns to Lejeune in early August.
He said he wants to take his bow and go back for the water buffalo that charged his truck.
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Update - on my son |
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Damn peace time Marines get all the glory. A proud Father he will make of you.
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Update - on my son |
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Well done! You obviously have good reason to be proud!
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: Update - on my son |
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Cool! I bet he's having fun too. Thanks for the update!
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: Update - on my son |
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great to here he is doing so well.
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Sig-huh?I was stationed there for almost two years.Oh the memories!If I could afford it I would go back and visit some of the people that I knew in my town off base!Wonderful folks!
