MiamiCubano
El Martillo (My Boxing Name)
Was emailed this, and thought I'd share.
Link
A little story behind it:
My name is Kay Gibson. I am a proud Marine Mom and one of the co-founders of the Houston Marine Moms. My son is a Marine Veteran and currently back in Iraq as a military contractor doing the same job he did in the Marines - Crash Fire Rescue (7051). God, his father and I raised him for the first 18 years and God and the Marines made him the man he is today. Being from Texas AND a Marine, he's about as obnoxious as they come and he truly believes he is THE BEST. Once again, he will be gone for Christmas, serving his country.
There is a singing group from Spring, Texas by the name of Branded and they have recorded one of the best songs I've heard in awhile - Heroes. I put a few pictures I've taken, along with some given to me by other Marine Moms, and a few I "borrowed" from the internet and created a slideshow to go with their song (with their permission).
A couple of the pictures show some of our injured Marines. The second one of the Marine that is badly burned is Cpl. Merlin German. Cpl. German was 18 years old in February of 2005 when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq. The blast burned over 97% of his body and he was medically evacuated out of Iraq to the Brook Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston. Corporal German was not expected to survive his injuries--he was given just a 3% chance of survival. After hundreds of surgeries and over a year in Extreme Intensive Care, Cpl. German has defied the odds. Cpl. German made a t-shirt he had designed himself and a few lucky people have one. The front of the shirt reads,
"Got 3% chance of surviving, what ya gonna do?"
On the back, the shirt offers a multiple choice response:
a) Fight Through
b) Stay Strong
c) Overcome Because I Am a Warrior or
d) All of the Above!
d) is circled.
Have I told you how much I love the Marines?
Kay Gibson
Very Proud Mom of former Marine Cpl. Gibson, Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, currently serving as Aircraft Rescue Firefighter supporting the military at Camp Taji, Iraq
P.S. My mom was a Marine too!
Link
A little story behind it:
My name is Kay Gibson. I am a proud Marine Mom and one of the co-founders of the Houston Marine Moms. My son is a Marine Veteran and currently back in Iraq as a military contractor doing the same job he did in the Marines - Crash Fire Rescue (7051). God, his father and I raised him for the first 18 years and God and the Marines made him the man he is today. Being from Texas AND a Marine, he's about as obnoxious as they come and he truly believes he is THE BEST. Once again, he will be gone for Christmas, serving his country.
There is a singing group from Spring, Texas by the name of Branded and they have recorded one of the best songs I've heard in awhile - Heroes. I put a few pictures I've taken, along with some given to me by other Marine Moms, and a few I "borrowed" from the internet and created a slideshow to go with their song (with their permission).
A couple of the pictures show some of our injured Marines. The second one of the Marine that is badly burned is Cpl. Merlin German. Cpl. German was 18 years old in February of 2005 when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq. The blast burned over 97% of his body and he was medically evacuated out of Iraq to the Brook Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston. Corporal German was not expected to survive his injuries--he was given just a 3% chance of survival. After hundreds of surgeries and over a year in Extreme Intensive Care, Cpl. German has defied the odds. Cpl. German made a t-shirt he had designed himself and a few lucky people have one. The front of the shirt reads,
"Got 3% chance of surviving, what ya gonna do?"
On the back, the shirt offers a multiple choice response:
a) Fight Through
b) Stay Strong
c) Overcome Because I Am a Warrior or
d) All of the Above!
d) is circled.
Have I told you how much I love the Marines?
Kay Gibson
Very Proud Mom of former Marine Cpl. Gibson, Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, currently serving as Aircraft Rescue Firefighter supporting the military at Camp Taji, Iraq
P.S. My mom was a Marine too!
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