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Saturday, August 15, 2009

U.S. MARINE - Tom


For those of you who know Tom....or even if you are a visitor to my blog and you scan the older posts....you can see that I have a lot of pictures/art that relate to Tom. Well, today is the day....his dream has come true. My baby boy is now a United States Marine. It's an emotional roller coaster for a parent, but I couldn't be more proud.
Congrats, Tom!
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