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Yesterday, my son raised his right hand and swore to defend this country in the Marine Corps with tears running down his face. My son was welcomed into the Marine family family were congratulated by SgtMaj. Brad Kasel, recipient of the Navy Cross for Action in Iraq. At the end of the time with the SgtMaj, my wife told him about politics, McCain/Palin and that I was a freeper. Unexpectedly, he gave me a personal copy of his book, "My Men Are My Heroes". Quite a day.

GSU student makes history with her father Father, daughter first to attend airborne school simultaneously Special to the Herald As the daughter of a man who has made the U.S. Army his career, Georgia Southern University student Glory White has always possessed a keen appreciation for the military life. She even joined the Army Reserve while she was still in high school, and then signed up for ROTC upon her arrival at GSU. White will take her commitment to a new level — and make a little history in the process — when she goes to airborne school with her...