Private 1st Class Glen

~ Michael

The following is from my brother this morning –

It all happened so fast….

Glen’s recruiter picked him up for a final PT test on Monday. If he passed this test he would gain a rank to what is referred to as E3. I’ll have to do a little research but he will be Specialist 1st Class [Glen] after boot camp.

On Monday night when his recruiter brought him home he gathers us all up, and with a smile on his face says, “The good news is I aced my PT test and I’m an E3. The bad news is the army bumped up my departure time to 2am, 15 June.”

We fell out of our chairs. As I type this morning, he should be at the MEP unit in Dallas getting processed. By dinnertime tonight he will be in Fort Jackson S.C. being yelled at. (He thinks he is going to summer camp). His M.O. in the Army should keep him off the front lines in any combat but he will be close behind them. We understand his unit has a history of 6 months in and 6 months out of Iraq. With Gods help, the rough stuff will be mopped up before he makes his first tour.

We (or at least I) was mentally prepared for him to leave. We did have friends coming over and a special dinner planned for tonight. That got ruined. We stayed up and talked and played games till 2am when his recruiter showed up.

He is there for our freedom. Say a prayer for him and the rest of our troops when you get a chance.
We will keep updates flowing as they come in.

Stephen

Amen, brother. Amen.

Have I mentioned how proud I am of my nephew? A strong young man with moral convictions volunteering to make this world a better place on behalf of all of us. That said, we all share the very real concern about the danger he’s undertaking.

On behalf of all of my family, but especially for Private First Class Glen, please pray for his safety and give thanks for his duty so that people like you and me can enjoy the freedom he’s protecting. Be safe, Glen.

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Follower of Jesus, conservative, freedom-loving patriot.

9 thoughts on “Private 1st Class Glen”

  1. Funny. As I reread that it sounded like I was ready for him to hit the road. I was and still am mentally prepared for him to leave. I miss him already but I was ready for him turn the page in his life and grow up. The void in our home is overshadowed by the thought of a young man facing the world head on. Too me it is a celebration and I am rejoicing that he made it to manhood. The fact that I am of age to have a son joining the Army blows me away.
    Good times and bad times aside, I am so proud of him.

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  3. Wow.
    My 19 year old (half) brother is in the Marines, so I know how your all feeling, here. I’ll add your nephew to my “Keep ’em safe” list.
    About the Reagan post and comments…
    Mostly I was worried about having been the offensive one… you didn’t say anything bad. (*smile*) What I was trying to do was be veeeery careful how I put things in yer comments and it seemed to come across kinda snotty. Not my intention at all… Hell, I LIKE you, ya know?
    I don’t worry about whether 99% of the people on the planet like what I say or not, but there are a few exceptions… you happen to be one of them. You’re just so doggone sweet… I don’t ever wanna be a pain in yer tukis… (tookas?… well, in yer arse, however ya spell it).

    (Not to even mention the fact that I was being ‘hormonally incited’ to near lunacy that day… *shrugs and rolls eyes* I hate that.)

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