Well, The Phone Call Came

Well, The Phone Call Came

As you may know, if you have been reading this blog, my son is a Marine. He graduated Boot Camp in December 2004 and has been training in NC for the past few months with the LAR.

His planned departure to Iraq was March 2006. That left plenty of time for us to see each other before he left - Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. March was also out "there" somewhere - months away.

Fuck. He just called and told me that his platoon will be going to Iraq in 10 days or so. 10 days! He was pretty somber and we just sat on the phone for a few minutes, quiet, stunned, thinking. My best friend is going to Iraq. My son. My flesh and blood. My hero.

Anyway, pray for him, his platoon, as well as all the Armed Services around the world who put themselves in harms way. Pray for his family too.

Semper Fidelis.

WH