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  • Gave It Away

    When Matt left for boot camp on July 27, 2003, I didn't rush right out and buy a Blue Star Service Flag for my window or the pin to wear. I waited until he earned his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and could truly be called a …

  • Five Years

    Five years ago today Matt graduated from MCRD San Diego as a US Marine. Five years. It seems like a thousand. Five years of God's faithfulness to our son and his faithfulness to God. We have much for which to give tha…

  • Favorite Marine Ad

    I LOVE this! It actually aired in 2006 or 07 and Andy knew several of these guys. http://our.marines.com/cms_content/showblogvideo/rel_id/169/id/870http://

  • Because He Lives (updated)

    Twenty-six years ago I was still pregnant with our 2nd child, Andy. One Sunday afternoon in September my parents had taken my youngest brother to the bus station to go to Navy Basic Training; that's a pretty emotiona…

  • Tough Mom

    I can't imagine giving the farewell send-off to my son's battalion and doing it without crying. Gov. Palin did that on September 11, 2008 in Alaska. I echo her words, just substituting 1/4 for Arctic Wolves. http://www…

  • Prince Harry

    A pox upon the reporter who leaked the news that Prince Harry of England was serving on the front lines in Afghanistan and may the fleas of a thousand camels infest his armpits as well, just for good measure. This self-s…

  • Finished

    For the past four years I've had a Blue Star Service flag hanging in my living room window. The first two of those years it was a single star for Matthew L. Moul, USMC. He completed his active duty service in July of thi…

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