Posted on 12/23/2008 8:30:54 PM PST by curth
WASILLA — Jessica Newton said she was more nervous Monday about meeting Gov. Sarah Palin than joining the Alaska Air National Guard.
Palin, who moments earlier had cut the ribbon to open the new Air National Guard recruiting center in Wasilla, swore in Newton, 17, and her 25-year-old brother Justin Lawson.
The pair were among the first recruits to be welcomed into the National Guard from the Wasilla office.
With their right hands raised, Palin read the oath to Newton and Lawson as their family and a slew of military officials looked on.
Located on Financial Drive near the intersection of the Palmer-Wasilla and Parks highways, the recruiting center is one of many branches of the military represented. Officials have said the demographics of the Mat-Su Valley are perfect for a recruiting center. The Valley’s rapid growth contributes nicely to recruiters’ goals.
“It’s a very untapped market for young folks,” Master Sgt. Beth Miller, who will run the office, said in an interview last month when the center was announced.
Lawson and Newton, both from Willow, are just the type of recruits the National Guard is looking for.
Lawson, an Iraq War veteran who stands flag-pole stiff and answers with a “yes sir,” enlisted in the Guard in part because his sister was going to. But mostly, he said he thought it was a good idea to go back to the military because of the benefits he said the service provides.
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AWESOME!! God bless them!!
Cool.
I remember when Governor Romney soar in......well, actually I don’t remember.
But I do remember when the firs Romney since the came from England,in the 1820’s, after 9/11, after the most Americans killed, ever, the Romney....well...actually.. no. not one..ever.
Cool.
I remember when Governor Romney sower in......well, actually I don’t remember.
But I do remember when the firs Romney since the came from England,in the 1820’s, after 9/11, after the most Americans killed, ever, the Romney....well...actually.. no. not one..ever.
Such an amazing woman, loves her country, will defend it at all costs. God Bless her. I couldn’t deal with all the hate she receives on a daily basis, she shows grace that I have never seen before. Such an inspiration
Gov. Palin has more experience, background, and knowledge than Obozo and to think that POS is to be Pres.
She is a huge inspiration for my teenage daughter, and just about everything I want in a politician. I would catch a bullet for her.
Are you drunk?
No.
I just get the zeitgeist of what is going on here.
You know, paid Romney, boring, lockstep, officially authorized GOP/RNC same old same old, financial, debt, institutional vs. the other.
To be short, if’an the RNC/NR be again it. Eye be four it.
Damn, I got a bit of a buzz, but I got no idea what the f**k he’s saying either!
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