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Thank you all so much for your kind words and support. We have a good relationship with all of our children. This one is literally the baby (younger than his twin by mere seconds). He showed great maturity making this decision. I asked him to listen to all the recruiters (military and college alike) and give each honest thought. He did so, if only to humor me.
He is able to state the pros and cons for each path he may take in life, but in the end he stuck with his decision to join the Marines. He listened to my brother relate some of the horrors he saw while in the service (was in the original Kuwait, Somalia, and Libia) and of injuries. My brother spoke from a place of reality, not to discourage him. His father and I told him how difficult military life was on the family. So he's joining with his eyes wide open.
I understand that this is a calling for him, he's not running away from us, but to his future. I don't know how our parents were able to deal with this and be so supportive.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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