Jeez! Thank you, budvol, for raising your son so he understands who our heroes are. God bless and keep safe this young Marine and his fellow military men and women.
Thanks, USMC Marine, for serving our country.
Posted on 08/27/2005 5:46:53 PM PDT by budvol
I was at work today at the dealership... A Marine and his wife walked on the lot... He had his desert uniform on and I spoke with him and he had just been picked up the Knoxville airport and his car was acting up and was back in the shop.
He said he was back from his 2nd tour over there and had been there 1 solid year and was back for a month and going back. I mean he still had Iraq desert sand on his boots. He was big about 6’4 250… maybe 30 years old.
We talked for a good bit… I will not go into that part of it… but he had seen it all. Anyway after talking he and his wife started walking around the lot holding hands and hugging so I left them alone while they waited for their car.
I called my 9 year old son as I do every day… I said… guess who I have been talking with. And when I told him the first words out of his mouth was let me talk to him.
I ask why and he wouldn’t really tell me he just said PUT HIM ON THE PHONE.
So I went and got the HERO and told him my 9 year old son was on the phone and wanted to speak with him. He said sure… I had no idea what my son wanted to say to him.
He got on the phone and in about 2 mins he was crying a bit.. they spoke for about 10 mins or so. I ask what my son said
He said my son said …. I want to thank you for defending this country… and that all his friends at school looked up to sport players or rock stars etc.. but that he looked up to him and if he wasn’t on the phone he would give him a big o hug!
The Marine said to me with all that is going on with stuff like that Cindy bi*ch etc.. that phone talk with a little 9 year old boy made him feel GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He ask me if my son lived close by and that he wanted to met him Monday and get that HUG! Of course …. I said sure.
For the rest of his and his wife's lives, they will know that no matter what the cost was to repair their car, they were more than compensated by the conversation with you and your son.
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Good point! Can we cover his car repair costs?
Tears streaming...God bless you & your son. You sure did something right in the raising of him! Now...go buy that boy some ice cream!:)
Ditto.
Screen blurry...............Must..get..tissue!!!!!!!!!!!!
FReepmail me if there exists a way to cover his repars.
Damn, my monitor's on the blink, getting a bit blurry. Anyways, it sounds like you have a great kid.
God bless your son. A very great tribute to a fine Marine.
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Jeez! Thank you, budvol, for raising your son so he understands who our heroes are. God bless and keep safe this young Marine and his fellow military men and women.
Thanks, USMC Marine, for serving our country.
Great story. Thanks.
Great story! You should be very proud of your son!
Alright, now you've got an (inactive) Army officer reaching for the tissue box...
You are raising a fine young man. Thank you for an inspiring story. Please make an additional posting after the Marine and your son meet.
Ditto.
After the HERO left... I sat back and thought a bit and I started to tear up some myself ... and thought to myself what I ever did to deserve a son like I had... and I still have not answered that ?... he does go to a public school and is in 4th grade... but I guess I am blessed to live in a very special little town... the public schools are GREAT here!
I dont think I will ever forget this day as long as I live. You just had to be there... I dont think anything will match this day... my son said he couldnt wait to go to school Monday and tell everybody he talked with a US Marine... he got on the phone and called eveyone he could think of to tell.
He told me he couldnt wait till Monday to met the Marine.. and I ask him how excited he was to met him...And he said almost as much as Christmas coming up. I about hit the floor!!!!
GOD ITS GREAT TO BE A FATHER!!!!
Thanks for this post. God bless the Marines and all service people who are protecting us overseas and here at home.
(I have not served. My tagline honors my son and my cousin.)
Being his Dad is the best job you will ever have.
Please tell him that my 14 yr old son feels the same way, as a matter of fact, so do my daughters!
Thats 3 more hugs from this house!
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