Semper Fi

Ooh Rah! Our son is a Marine. Words can't express the joy, excitement, and pride we've felt over the last few days. We just got back from Reed's Marine bootcamp graduation in South Carolina and we got to bring him home for a few days! He'll be home for a week and then he's off to North Carolina for a month for combat training. From there he goes to nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) training in Missouri. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers for him while he was gone. Your continued prayer is much appreciated! Now for graduation. We got up at 4 a.m. and drove all day Wednesday to Parris Island, South Carolina. Then on Thursday we got up at 4 a.m. and drove to the base early to see Reed's platoon leave for their morning run. When we got to the base it was completely dark and when we stepped out of the car we couldn't see much but we could hear the sounds of hundreds of Marines marching and echoing the voices of drill instructors in perfect unison. It was surreal. It gave us chills and it brought the first of many tears to our eyes. After the run we spent the day with him for family day and then Friday was his graduation ceremony. The whole experience was incredibly impressive and Reed looks and sounds terrific. We are so proud of Private First Class Miller!