Our Military Boy

Friday night we were able to go to the Marine Military Academy to finally see our boy. The field events took place on the football field. Parents filled the stands and around the fence watching for their boy. I stood near the entrance to the field because the platoons were marching onto the field in formation. I was looking for Jonny so that I could signal Gavin who was standing a few yards away with the camera. All the boys were dressed the same with shaved heads so it was very difficult to find him. A platoon marched in and I saw Jonny. He was only a few yards away from me but he couldn't look at us. They had to march in with their eyes forward. I kept saying "There he is and pointing" but Gavin didn't see him at all. We missed the photo opportunity because Gavin didn't recognize him. We found out later that they were told that if they looked to the side at their parents or the people they would have to do extra work.

Our first real look at Jonny was when they announced for the 100 yd dash runners to come forward for the race. Jonny was the fastest in his platoon so he was chosen to race against the other platoons. We couldn't believe how grown up he looked and it had only been a month.
Jonny took second in the race.