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Our son graduates from US Army Infantry BOLC (Basic Officers Leadership Course) in a few hours at Ft Benning.

Ranger School is next for him.

This from a boy who did not think he would be able to get into college.

He attended college, the University of Arkansas, on a ROTC scholarship and graduated with a degree in Computer Information Systems last May.

His mother and two sisters pinned his 2nd Lt bars on him and I was honored to give him his first NCO salute at his commissioning.

He married last September to his college sweetheart.
 
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Congratulations to your son!
 
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Congrats to your son! Don't forget that what your son has so wonderfully accomplished in his short life is a reflection of the GREAT job y'all did as parents. This country needs a helluva lot more of that! Congrats to you, Mom and Dad!!



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Congratulations!



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Congrats to all y'all!



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Congrats!!!


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"Proud Dad". I would think you should be! Congrats to all.
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Outstanding! Smile
 
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Congratulations to both of you.


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Congratulations!


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Sounds like it's all coming together for him. Good work, sir.
 
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Congratulations also!!!!
 
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Congrats! There’s nothing better than watching your kids succeed.
 
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Congrats. to your son and to you and your wife for raising him the right way.
 
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Congrats and good luck to him in Hooah school. I think they have a good pre-Ranger course now for the IN officers. When I went in the late 90's, they didn't have one, threw together a couple days informally just to give us some prep. Going from college ROTC and BOLC straight into Ranger School is a huge jump without something in between.




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congrats!
 
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congratulations to your son, and his parents!
good job!



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Congrats. to your son and to you and your wife for raising him the right way.

Yep. You are to be commended.
Congrats!



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Congrats to all of you.
 
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Congratulations to you and to your son, SW_Sig!
 
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