Ho! Ho! Ho! bellowed the Santa in a small room at the Alvarez Restaurant. Children shyly approached the man in the red suit as happy elves helped them choose a toy on Christmas day. One of the elves smiled as she held up different toys…and I realized I knew that elf.
Marine Mom Adria worked as children were funneled into the tiny room before their families were seated for a free Christmas meal. Outside, bussing the tables on the crowded patio, was a tall young man with a “high and tight” and a USMC t-shirt.
Adria’s son, Alexander, was home for a couple of days leave from North Carolina. The whole family was working on Christmas; Adria’s husband, John, was in the kitchen serving up meals.
I only got to speak to Adria for a moment, but she was clearly enjoying the work. And I bet having her son smiling at her as he cleared the dishes contributed to her happy glow.
The only thing better, I bet, would be to have her other Marine son, Max, home for the holidays.
“It was great, I’m hoping to start a new tradition,” said Adria on her Facebook page.
Gives you a warm feeling to meet a family like that…thanks, Adria!
--Tiffany
Marine Mom Adria worked as children were funneled into the tiny room before their families were seated for a free Christmas meal. Outside, bussing the tables on the crowded patio, was a tall young man with a “high and tight” and a USMC t-shirt.
Adria’s son, Alexander, was home for a couple of days leave from North Carolina. The whole family was working on Christmas; Adria’s husband, John, was in the kitchen serving up meals.
I only got to speak to Adria for a moment, but she was clearly enjoying the work. And I bet having her son smiling at her as he cleared the dishes contributed to her happy glow.
The only thing better, I bet, would be to have her other Marine son, Max, home for the holidays.
“It was great, I’m hoping to start a new tradition,” said Adria on her Facebook page.
Gives you a warm feeling to meet a family like that…thanks, Adria!
--Tiffany
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DoD Special:
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In Remembrance:
We have a service scheduled for an AMN in the USAF
Thurs 12-31-09
10:30am
for more information, contact:
Deborah Correll, Program Asst.
Sarasota National Cemetery
Toll Free: 877-861-9840
Local: 941-922-7200
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Around the military:
for more information, contact:
Deborah Correll, Program Asst.
Sarasota National Cemetery
Toll Free: 877-861-9840
Local: 941-922-7200
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Around the military:
Marines and Sailors on BHR listen to the Commanding Officer speak on the flight deck Dec. 26.via twitter
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erik Beundia (left) and Ssg. Jack Crites (right), both with Bravo Company 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion discuss security during a mission Dec. 18, 2009, Parwan, Afghanistan.photo by Ssg. Christopher Allison
A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to depart Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Dec. 27, 2009. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 12/30/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
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