Oh, really? I always thought he retired then went back in, but I believe you (we speak another language at home and something must have gotten lost in the translation). At any rate, he went to PLC at UCLA and was planning to be a Marine his entire life. He was a Marine even in my mom's stomach! He was a Recruiting Officer at UCLA after 29 Palms. At some point, he was in Somalia; his lung collapsed there and he was evacuated to Germany. Then, he got married to a stewardess (I refuse to be pc and say flight attendant) - the marriage didn't last but she made him leave the Marines... and take a desk job. He was miserable, needless to say. The more action he sees, the better. He went to Afghanistan for about eight months right after 9/11.
It's just hard on us, and especially my parents... but we've always been ever so proud of him. Thank God, IMHO, people are more patriotic now too, so there is more support. During the Persian Gulf War, not that many seemed to care or understand. And, thank God I have you guys now.
That stinks what happened to you... :( Are you still in SoCal?
(I refuse to be pc and say flight attendant)
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Try on the term "Sky waitress."
Well, all I can say about the retirement thing is that if he had less than 20 years he most likely did not retire but just got out at the expiration of his service. He could have gone into the REserves at that time or he could have just gone back in again altogether..you'll just have to ask him what he really did..To civilians it can be confusing. When did he go in and when did he get out?
Lung collapse,,that is extremely painful!Glad he is ok now and that he was physically fit to go back in or stay in which ever it was.
If he is over there now or will be shortly I wish him the best and hope he will be safe...those fellows and gals are really doing a huge job under difficult circumstances. War situations are always stressful but this is really something else.
News today is that there is some kind of push going on over there. the Iraqui's took the hospital without a shot fired I believe and the Marines and other forces are are poised and ready for orders whenever they come...Our service personnel and especially our Marines are doing us proud.