A Birthday Blog

It isn't my birthday. It's more important than that. It is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. I have been privileged to live and work alongside some of the finest members of the Marine Corps for 15 or so years. Young men and women who have chosen to put aside their own needs and wants to protect the rights and freedoms of the rest of us. It isn’t only in wartime that they make sacrifices for our country. Year after year they serve us in all sorts of situations and in every country around the world, away from loved ones and familiar surroundings. They work long hours and get little recognition. The communities they serve in see them as young and objects to be ignored at best. Their professionalism never waivers, they are steadfast in their beliefs and duties. Let me say here that I am proud to work and live beside these young men and women, these highly trained professionals who believe that our country is worth defending. Many of them have called and still call me Mom. I am honoured to know them and call them my own. Semper Fidelis.
Happy Birthday,
Love from “Mom”