Shaffer
03-08-04, 06:01 AM
Marine recruit George Hensley falls out of parade formation and looks for his family.
It's the first time the 18-year-old 2003 TF South grad will see them in the three months he's endured boot camp.
Hensley doesn't have to look very long. His mother, Jane, grabs him and gives him a big hug. Then his father, Reid, hugs him for a few seconds that probably seem more like minutes. Reid kisses his son affectionately on the cheek and tells him how proud he is, while Hensley's two brothers, aunt, uncle and girlfriend look on.
Hensley, of Lansing, has just finished an emblem ceremony. He's been given the familiar-looking eagle, globe and anchor emblem from his drill instructor and pinned it on his olive green Marine-issue head gear.
After the next day's graduation ceremony, he'll no longer be a recruit.
He'll be a U.S. Marine.
http://www.starnewspapers.com/star/spnews/news/07-sp1.htm
It's the first time the 18-year-old 2003 TF South grad will see them in the three months he's endured boot camp.
Hensley doesn't have to look very long. His mother, Jane, grabs him and gives him a big hug. Then his father, Reid, hugs him for a few seconds that probably seem more like minutes. Reid kisses his son affectionately on the cheek and tells him how proud he is, while Hensley's two brothers, aunt, uncle and girlfriend look on.
Hensley, of Lansing, has just finished an emblem ceremony. He's been given the familiar-looking eagle, globe and anchor emblem from his drill instructor and pinned it on his olive green Marine-issue head gear.
After the next day's graduation ceremony, he'll no longer be a recruit.
He'll be a U.S. Marine.
http://www.starnewspapers.com/star/spnews/news/07-sp1.htm