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mommymarine2003

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13. Thanks.

Reply to erronis (Reply #11)

Tue May 28, 2019, 10:00 AM

May 2019

I am the daughter of a career Marine. My father was a fighter pilot in WWII. He also served in Korea and Vietnam. I am very anti-war and anti-gun. We did not want any of our kids to be in the military, but Chris felt he needed discipline in his life. Unfortunately, he joined the Marines right out of high school in 2001 and then 9-11 happened. I have to admit that he was hell for a long time, but we got him back.

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"Six Marines in the Picture" [View all] babylonsister May 2019 OP

The greatest thing we can do for our dead and broken soldiers today..... lastlib May 2019 #1

Amen. Scarsdale May 2019 #2

Wars created for profit Ferrets are Cool May 2019 #5

In the Valley of Elah. Mc Mike May 2019 #3

Now look at all we've won with the saber and the gun gratuitous May 2019 #4

+1 FailureToCommunicate May 2019 #7

My son came back broken from Iraq. mommymarine2003 May 2019 #6

Thank you for Chris's story, and thank you for standing by him. erronis May 2019 #11

Thanks. mommymarine2003 May 2019 #13

That hurts lillypaddle May 2019 #8

This is gut-wrenching. democrank May 2019 #9

I have felt this way since the Viet Nam War! pazzyanne May 2019 #10

That's powerful. geardaddy May 2019 #12