http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/07/21/letter-from-a-marine
Thursday, July 21st, 2011 | Posted by Robert O’Dowd
LETTER FROM A MARINE
Marine reports on life in the Afghanistan sandbox.
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My son’s FIRST birthday was July 12th. My 3 year anniversary is August 14th. When I left my son, he could barely roll over flawlessly and now he is just doing all types of things. I was skyping with my wife, my son was in her arms, I forgot that he was all grown up and he jumped out of her arms. The first thing I think is OH NO my son fell, BUT NO!! He jumped out of her arms and WALKED away. Like he thinks he’s grown. He might as well get a job and get a license while he’s at it. I did get him a birthday present. I hope he will like it.
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I’m hard pressed to explain why this fellow has missed so much.








