I hope everyone has been havin' a good week.
I finally had some free time last night,
so I read some of my mail.
New Pics of pups soon, 10days old.
wow, could it could it be? lol... I guess one could call
it lost in space.
Here is an email from a dear friend that
(another marine mom) just dug up a news piece
looking for her son.
Kathy if you could post the picture like you have done
for my son, my friend said she would love it.
and she is really hoping that Luke will have
time to see it posted.
That is with what ever time he has free.
So, can you imagine this story?
A Girlfriend writes,
She ID's her son by his Hands!
That's too funny.
We as Parents/spouses and of course
other family members and friends,
we are always looking for our loved ones,
as it turns out, They all look alike most of the time.
Nonetheless, sometimes we can recognize them
by the walk
or stance if it is a film.
Still shots are tougher to ID.
Here is my dear friend's Email.
Subject: Fw: Re:
Found Luke on Web/Attached article to Email
Date: 7/29/2004 12:08:40 PM Central Standard Time
*************** I went looking around the Internet
most of the day looking for maps of
Iraq showing Mahmudiyah. Did not find any,
But I know it's near Babylon.
So I went to WWW.USMC.MIL And went to
the search there and looked up Camp Mahmudiyah.
I found all these articles on the 2/2
LeJuene dudes and
searched through all until I found the article toward
the bottom of the page entitled
"Lujeune Marines back on old
stomping ground in Iraq."
And sure
enough I opened the page and looked at
the marine's hands.
I knew at that moment those were Luke's hands.
So I clicked on the picture
and it was him!
I was so excited.
******************* I share your excitement Peggy,
Good looking Boy you have there.
Lance Cpl. Lucas B. Hodges, a sniper with 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
climbs the back of a transport truck in full gear.
The 23-year-old from Chicago recently participated in a
battalion-wide move from Camp Fallujah to
Camp Mahmudiyah.
(USMC photo by Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes)
Photo by: Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000. nsf/lookupstoryref/200462712420
I'm sure happy that my girlfriend found
the article mentioning her son. I too know
how much that means.
Thank you Peggy, for sharing your email
and tell Luke I'm sure glad he has those hands,
We might have missed this great picture.
Tell him how we are so grateful to him
for his service in our country's military.
Way to go Luke and the rest of the 2/2!
And Folks, the 2/4 is almost home ward bound,
less than 60 some days to go!
As Lou Lou Belle would say.....Urah!
Remember Peggy,
Semper Fi
HUgs to Ya
your,
Marine Nanna AKA Sandy
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