[daisyscarlett]

Come and read about ohioWfan's son, Eric, and his Army "Boot Camp" Graduation. We have the scoop....

[Joe Brower]

OUTSTANDING!

[ladtx]

Congratulations on your sons graduation I know it was a very proud moment for you. I have a son in the Air Force and one in the Army Reserves and they are a constant source of great pride as I know Eric will be for you. God bless you and your family.

SCOUTS OUT!

[JohnHuang2]

To our men and women in uniform...past, present and future, God bless you, and thank you

Dittos!

[JohnHuang2]

[g'nad]

Thanks for the outstanding post Miss Daisy...great news...

ohioWfan, please pass on my congratulations to Eric, I'm sure he will serve with honor. You are justifiably proud of this fine young soldier....Semper FI!

Billie, missed checkin' in reg'lar this week...had a full schedule...Missed ya darlin'...I hope you have a great weekend...

[Auntbee]

Happy Friday!

[Billie]

BRAVO! BRAVO!
I read, with tears in my eyes, your excellent story, ohio, and the love and pride in Eric just shines with every word. Thank you, and thanks to you, daisy, for putting this together!

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Daisy!

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Daisyscarlett. Please have a wonderful day.

[homeschool mama]

What an absolute blessing to read about your son, ohio. :o)

You must be SOOO proud!

[dansangel]

Good Morning All! Checking in from W-O-R-K (am I crazy not to have taken today off????).

ohioWfan: You and your family have every reason in the world to be proud of your son, Eric. Your narrative is extremely descriptive and MOVING. Your family is truly blessed and I pray that God continues to heap abundant blessings upon you all.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}

[LadyX]

What a beautiful presentation, OWf!!
Your description brought so many memories of something most special I lived during the Korean Conflict.
Entering the Marine Corps, in Basic Training we were not allowed such luxuries as phone calls - nor any kind of liberty.
There was a television set in the lounge, IF you had enough time and energy left to sit and watch, and letters were our only other link to the outside world!

After a brief 10-day leave, I returned to Parris Island as a Classroom Subjects Instructor for women recruits.
What you experienced in your brief and thrilling visit, I lived 24/7 on a base training men to go straight to Korea to war.
Perhaps you can understand the fact cadence calling is as precious to me as a mother's lullaby to a baby..:))

In April I took my grandson to see Parris Island on a day when Lima Company (six platoons) was receiving their globe and anchor emblems, signifying they had proved themselves worthy of being called MARINE !!

I was so energized seeing the ceremony and reliving those times of yore, 16-year old Kyle by noon was begging me to slow down! LOL

And yes, in the Gift Shop I purchased three cadence calling tapes!

One is forever altered by basic training in a positive way, and I rejoice at the transformation your son is undergoing.
You and his father provided the wonderful foundation for his life, OhioWfan Mom, and equipped him wonderfully to handle his own life now.

God will indeed bless all of you.

[jwfiv]

Way to go and good morning to you.

ohioWfan, I know the joy you felt at the grad ceremony, was at my nephew's graduation from USMC bootcamp...twas a wonderful day. Never really knew what 'proud' was until then. Congratulations to him, you and your family.

Bless you all.

May this holiday weekend be safe and fun and hassle-free for all Freepers, in and out of uniform.

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, everyone! So glad you are back daisy, we missed you.

ohioWfan, you are understandably proud of your wonderful son. He is a shining example of the best that is America. Congratulations to Eric and to you. The ohioWfan family is one of America's Finest.

Diver, is there any of that breakfast left? I looks wonderful!

To all who come to the Finest thread to salute our featured FReeper, welcome. Have a great day!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Hey, what's up?

[blackie]

FR Finest...Bump !!

[bluesagewoman]

What a wonderful dedication today! Thank you Eric.