Marine Corps family legacy carries on as father, daughter reunite in Iraq

Marine Corps News ^ | Nov 22, 2005 | Cpl. Micah Snead

[SandRat]

Lance Cpl. Shannon M. Flaherty, a 23-year-old, CH-53 avionics technician with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 466, is a third-generation Marine. Fate, chance or a combination of both recently brought Flaherty and her father, Chief Warrant Officer 3 James M. Flaherty, together for a few days in an unlikely spot for a reunion, Al Asad, Iraq. Photo by: Cpl. Micah Snead

[SandRat]

Daughters always like to have Daddy nearby.

[bybybill]

He LOOKS like a DAD..GOD bless them all

[fatima]

That's a nice picture SandRat.Here is the lastest picture of Baby Sarah-she is a year old now:)

[A.A. Cunningham]

Lance Cpl. Shannon M. Flaherty, a 23-year-old, CH-53 avionics technician with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 466, deployed to Al Asad with the Wolfpack of HMH-466, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., in September. Her father, Chief Warrant Officer 3 James M. Flaherty deployed to Fallujah in April. The 52-year-old infantry and engineer veteran works for II Marine Expeditionary Force’s command element, traveling to sites across Iraq to assist in base planning. The Marines recently had a chance to spend time together in Al Asad, Iraq.
Photo by: Cpl. Micah Snead

[SandRat]

Now that's a sweetie pie! What a pretty Christmas dress. Wish I could get one of her infamous wet smootches and a tight squeeze hug from those little arms. Know you get plenty.

[fatima]

Well I do get a kiss but Elmo -she calls him Melmo gets the hugs.I am sending you and your wife a kiss from Sarah B. my friend for Thanksgiving.

[SandRat]

Tell Sarah it's a sweet one.

[fatima]

(((Hugs))) from Sarah.

[derllak]

Great job, Shannon! You do us proud!
That pic of a of a future freeperette sure is cute! What an angel!

[DTogo]

"The good thing is that they couldn’t run away from me by joining the Marine Corps."

HA! HA! HA! Spoken like a true father!

[SandRat]

Well,....I don't have a Melmo Sarah so will this do?

[fatima]

We call her Porky.I was there when she was born one year ago.She was late and the doctor said we we have to induce her.They thought the baby to be close to 11 pounds and would gain a pound a week.I came in for the last hour and my daughter was in hard labour.The doctor said you have another hour and my daughter said -NO- and pushed and Sarah was born.The nurse held her up and said here she is-Porky Pig-she was 10 pounds.In one hour after birth she held the nurses finger and drank her bottle and smiled at the same time:)

[fatima]

Will do and will pass this nicest hug on to Sarah.

[derllak]

She sure is cute! I can sympathize with your daughter. My second one was 10 lbs, 2 oz. when he was born. And I was 125 before pregnancy! Yikes! I had to sleep sitting up in my last month, I couldn't breath! I joke about it with him and tell him he's been trying to kill me since before he was even born!
He was a real butterball!

[fatima]

You have me laughing.My daughter Rachael had 4 children in 5 years.She had twins and I was there for them also.We were in the operating room and there were 2 of everything-doctors-nurses.We began with a prayer and held hands .Baby Connor came out first and Rachael was too tired to push for Katherine so the doctor pulled her out but first had to turn her around.She did not breath right away but she did and was a floppy baby like Sarah but Katherine rules now and is in charge at 3 years old:)

[derllak]

Awww, you must be proud of those grandbabies! What a blessing!
Feel free to post pics of them too! I love cute baby pics!

[fatima]

I will,I have a little help from Kathy and click on my name tom. and I will have more pics in the canteen (((Hugs)))

[popdonnelly]

How does America continue to produce these great people who are willing to give so much to their country?

[SandRat]

Two Parents a Mom and a Dad

Church Attendance
Work ethic
Morals
Character
Honesty

all instilled by -- Mom and Dad that's how.