My Dive Buddy

  • palolo
    Posts: 284
    February 1, 2012 at 6:45 pm #1275595

    Before me and my family moved to Iowa a few yrs. back spearfishing was a passion of mine that I shared with my son.Every chance we got we were in the water then my son started to hang out with the wrong crowd and he stopped fishing.
    Fast forward.. he graduated last year here in Iowa and he wanted to join the military. He wanted to spend time with family before signing up he gets back home and he goes MIA with his friends and is ignoring my calls.
    Long story short I get a call from him yesterday that he signed up for 4yrs and will be off to FT.Benning next month..it was hard for me to believe that my son who gave me grief and many sleepless nights finally became a man.
    I am so proud of him !!

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    February 1, 2012 at 6:49 pm #1034317

    Congrats proud Mom
    Please make sure to let your son know we all appreciate his time in the service

    tomr
    cottage grove, mn
    Posts: 1291
    February 1, 2012 at 7:05 pm #1034327

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    February 1, 2012 at 7:14 pm #1034331

    Congradulations!

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    February 1, 2012 at 7:41 pm #1034339

    that’s a great story! Thanks goes out to your son for serving our country.

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    February 1, 2012 at 7:48 pm #1034343

    Thank you for your service.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    February 1, 2012 at 8:24 pm #1034354

    Sounds like you are a Great Mom and your son is a Great American!

    -J.

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    February 1, 2012 at 8:33 pm #1034358

    Your little boy will return home a man!

    Thanks to you and him both for the sacrifices involved with protecting our rights and country. May God keep him strong and safe.

    aleb
    Butler county Iowa
    Posts: 342
    February 1, 2012 at 9:09 pm #1034372

    Be Safe

    Mike Stephens
    WI.
    Posts: 1722
    February 1, 2012 at 11:30 pm #1034420

    Great to hear your son is enlisting , and tell him “Thanks” from me. That gal that your son is holding in the pic. on the right kinda looks like Mplspug

    sandmannd
    Posts: 928
    February 2, 2012 at 2:13 am #1034474

    You should be very proud. Raising a child is no easy task, you did something right for sure. Tell him thanks for enlisting.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    February 2, 2012 at 12:33 pm #1034543

    Good stuff!
    Really glad to hear it’s all turning out alright for you and your son. Hopefully, it continues to go well for the both of you.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    February 2, 2012 at 12:44 pm #1034551

    Palolo, the sleepless nights are not over!

    You sure have some funny looking fish in IA that’s for sure.

    hairjig
    Cudahy, Wis.
    Posts: 937
    February 2, 2012 at 12:48 pm #1034554

    Please Thank your son for defending our freedom !!

    palolo
    Posts: 284
    February 2, 2012 at 7:54 pm #1034754

    Thanks a million guys for the support I sent him a link to the site and he said “Wow mom that’s cool and he hopes to make me proud” I about cried this was the rebelllious son that left here 5 months ago.
    I look forward to seeing him in Ft.Benning when he’s done with Basic Trng.
    Again thank you!!
    Ali & Kelly(son)

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22548
    February 2, 2012 at 8:05 pm #1034757

    Kudos to your son !! and you for hanging in there, we all grow up eventually I love Calamari

    palolo
    Posts: 284
    February 2, 2012 at 8:07 pm #1034761

    Quote:

    Palolo, the sleepless nights are not over!

    You sure have some funny looking fish in IA that’s for sure.

    That’s an octopus Brian and no I don’t think we have any here in Iowa that’s in Hawaii.

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