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I am very happy to report that Dan landed safely in California yesterday after a 20 hour flight and is home safe from his 7 month deployment to Kajaki, Afghanistan !!

Thank you all for your...

I am very Happy to report that Dan has landed in California and is home safe from his 7 month deployment to Kajaki, Afghanistan !!!! I am so proud of him !!

I thank you all so much for your...

I am very Happy to let you all know that Dan has finished his 7 month tour in Kajaki, and will be landing in California today and then come home on leave in a few weeks.

Ive prayed for him every...

I will forward this to my Son, I have no idea of what is happening in Kajaki with his MOS as he is mostly just a grunt on patrol and does not get to use his MOS very much. I will get back to you...

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Well its been a while, so I thought I would update on what is going on. Dan got awards at Camp Lajune for being first in his company for...

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Well its been a while, so I thought I would update on what is going on. Dan got awards at Camp Lajune for being first in his company...

My son spent 8-9 weeks at Ft Sill and then 5-6 weeks at Coranado. He now has his MOS and is off to permanent duty station at Pendelton (hope I spelled that correctly).

Good Luck with your...

Marine Artillery Scout Observer Course (Masoc) at Ft. Sill Ok

On Aug 12th, Dan graduated High Honor Marine for his 30 man class !!!!!

Now on to Coranado !!!!!

I know he received an award,...

On August 12th, Dan was high honor marine in his artillery scout observer course, and I am very proud of him !!! Now on to coranado !!!

My son graduated on Aug 12th, and was high honor student in his class and he spent all his free time studying...... he still scored second on pt as well.
I am very proud of him, as his Grandpa, who...

I have thought about what I wrote above, and I want to say Im sorry to Staff Sgt. Baurbrat. I have no business to talk to anyone else about honor.
I had just come home from Parris Island and...

Thank you all very much....Dan did a lot of work to get where he is and I know he wants to make a career out of the USMC and I am so happy for him !!!

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I was very happy to add Dan as a new member of a Military Family.

With a Son in the Air Force who is taking his Sargent's test, and Dan on his way towards a career in the Marines, I am happy that my Sons got the chance to serve their Country as all of the males in...

Thank you Sgt Frazier !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talk about taking a quote out of context. My son's MEPS score had a computer error that said he would NOT be allowed to join any military force. Dan tried and tried for almost two years to get the...

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Dan received this award

and this is a crummy pic taken with my iphone, but all the shirts here, even the DI looks the same to me....

My Father in Law took a M1 Garand and used a 20 round BAR mag...made it capable of firing on full auto, and did a muzzle brake and modified it to use different ammo and his rifle is in the...

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Dans two GrandFathers who are in Marine Heaven, are very proud of Him !!!!

No Excuses, but I know Dan spent hours ironing his shirt, but had no
starch. He wore some uncomfortable thing, that attaches to your socks
and like reverse suspenders, attaches to your shirt and...

Dan is 20 HarperJim, and he still has to go to many schools. Foward Artilliary Observer is in two parts, AZ for artil and Calif for radio (I think)

Dan is 20 and is one gungho and motivated Marine. Very mature for his age, and very knowledgeable. His Grandpa, My Dad, was with the 4th Marine Div on Iwo Jima, and He would be very proud of his...

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2029 Graduated yesterday and the ceremony was fantastic and
I was Honored to be there.

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Thank you so much to everyone who helped......Dan is a...

It was such an honor for me to be at the ceremony and get to watch the graduation.
Many here helped, and I am so grateful !!!!