Passing The Torch

[alexb8654]

On June 29, 2007 my son will be graduating from boot camp at MCRD SD and exactly 30 years ago on that same day I was standing on those famous yellow foot prints.
Unlike my son I wanted to be a Marine since age 14 and joined right after HS. MY son left HS a year earlier, travel around the country doing odd jobs, did 2 years of community college and surprised the heck of us when he returned from Alaska last summer and announced he was joining the Marines.

At the beginning I was a bit skeptical and asked him what he wanted to do in the Marines, and his answer was enough to convince me he was committed, "to be a Marine everything else is details".


Semper Fidelis
Alex Bello 1stSgt (Ret.)
USMC 1977-1999

[jinelson]

OORAH!!! Brother ya gotta be proud.

Semper Fi

Jim

[thedrifter]

Congratulations!

Ellie

[testforecho2112]

Right on! Good blood there!

Bill

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Ooorahh!

[jetdawgg]

[alexb8654]

He made it and the tourch has been passed on.
Welcome to our Corps Pvt. Bello.

[RON 68]

have a good time at the grad ceremony today.remember to take a good pic. he will look back at that someday, and say {I DID IT!}

congrat's. RON 68

[yellowwing]

ooh-rahh!

[davblay]

[alexb8654]

Here are some pictures of the new Marine, one with dad and also with his SDI.

[alexb8654]

Our son just completed his schooling, and has reported to his new unit 3rd Bn. 6^th Marines, 2^nd MarDiv.
The most amazing thing is that while I was searching for information on this unit I looked up the battalion’s leadership bios and found out that I had served with current battalion commander LtCol McGrath.
The Col. (Capt back then) was the ops officer and I was a Det commander with 2^nd Force Recon Co. Small world and even smaller Marine Corps, what are the chances of this coincidence happening.

[rvillac2]

Oohrah. Outstanding First Sgt!
Semper Fi to you and our newest younger brother.

[LeonardLawrence]

Congratulations. Can't think of anthing that would make a Dad prouder!

[Scottyva]

ooorahh