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Title: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: robheath on December 21, 2012, 08:54:08 PM

Well, Rob Jr. just got back from basic at Fort Benning.  He said now he knows why the U.S. Military are the bad asses of the world.  He also said he needed about 48 hours of sleep.

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: PegLeg45 on December 21, 2012, 09:13:06 PM

A well deserved rest, too.

Give him a handshake and a hearty THANK YOU for me!!!

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: robheath on December 21, 2012, 09:22:25 PM

Will do.

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: crusader rabbit on December 22, 2012, 08:35:52 AM

I'll wager an awful lot of us on this board are darned proud of Rob Jr.

Give him a "Well done" and a hearty slap on the back from this old Rabbit.

And a Merry Christmas, too.

Crusader

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: alfsauve on December 22, 2012, 09:31:56 AM

Hooah!

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: Timothy on December 22, 2012, 10:24:01 AM

Hooah too from a lowly squid!

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: Jrlobo on December 22, 2012, 11:19:49 AM

rob, you obviously are a proud Dad. Where's your son headed next? Adv infantry? artillery? armor? ordinance? Makes me feel old just thinking about it. Best of luck to you and your son. Hooah.

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: robheath on December 22, 2012, 02:14:12 PM

With his college education he's headed strieght to OCS.  They are very high on him right now because of his grades.

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: robheath on December 23, 2012, 08:17:07 AM

He suprised us by going into to the N.G.  He went to Mississippi State and graduated then up and announced he was going into the guard.  He said he just felt like he wanted to do something to help.  He said all through college he felt he could do more for his country. I'll see him after christmas and find out what his plans are.  He is married with no kids and his wife is in MS State vet. school.  They live in Starkville MS.  So we don't get to see him as much as we would like. He also told me he love his M-16.

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: Jrlobo on December 23, 2012, 11:47:41 AM

rob,

      Best of luck to him at OCS and beyond.

Title: Re: Fort Benning, GA
Post by: Magoo541 on December 23, 2012, 10:29:28 PM

Know he knows why soldiers can  sleep anywhere, I spent two weeks in the back of an ITV (a 113 APC with a Hammerhead turret on top-replace by the Bradley) down in the Mohave Desert and the only sleep I got was in the back leaning up against the MRE box while we were on the move during daylight... yeah it sucked ::)

Congrats to your son for his service, and a BIG thank you!