[Billie]

While I am here, on the Prayer Post, I wanted to mention another thread Marine major forced to make decision between duty, ill baby I was pinged to this morning by our own Marine, g'nad.

Actually, this story was on the CBS Morning show this morning, and it's one of the lead stories on the main AOL page as well. I watched Harry Smith as he was close to tears interviewing these parents. Please note that the Marine is a friend of g'nad's, and remember them in prayer.

Am bringing 'nad's post here as well as the link.

From g'nad:

The Marine Major in the story is a buddy of mine... Hal and I met back in 1984 at ISU goin' thru NROTC... we went thru OCS, and TBS together, we've been stationed together, we've drank beaucoup beer together, bled, sweat, laughed and cried together...

Hal is a man of character, I'd share a fightin' hole with him anyday... this has been hell on him, but he feels strongly about his duty to his Marines... Semper Fi friend...

Dillon has been in our prayers since October, along with his whole family. Please join me in lifting them up... I have his deployed snail mail address, let me know if you want it...

[Billie]

Morning, Finest FReepers! Good coffee, good friends, beautiful sunrise, beautiful calendar....it's so nice to see your friendly faces here when I arrive. :)

[g'nad]

Thanks Billie, for spreading the word... I wasn't able to see the TV interview... Betsy e-mailed us yesterday with the news they'd be on the the Today show, but I can't get that here at work...

How was it? Did they show Dillon?

[dansangel]

Wow.....what a touching story. What a terribly difficult decision.

Prayers for Hal, Dillon and the whole family.

Thank-you for sharing this {{{{{{{{Billie}}}}}}}}}} and {{{{{{{g'nad}}}}}}}}}}