[Wolfstar]

Thank you for your service, Lee. As I mentioned, I tried to find more CG pics. If you can find any, especially of Coast Guard over in Iraq, please post some here. I admire the Coast Guard and sometimes regret that I didn't join it rather than the Navy.

[hoosiermama]

Thought your son might also want to see this thread!

[Lee Heggy]

Thanks, Little did I know when I enlisted...thought the Guard would be a bit easier than the Army. Imagine my surprise when I met my new 'Daddy'! A 6'3" 200lbs+ Marine Master Sgt. I went in with 74 other recruits and ten weeks later graduated from Boot with the 46 survivors. I lasted three years untill I was injured fighting a fire on the Ohio River. Great experiences though and some of the finest people I've ever had the honor of working with. I'll see if I can find some photos. The best one's though are in my mind of the looks on people's faces when we arrived to rescue them. They called us 'shallow water sailors' but they did it with love and respect.