Mission Complete: Marine Corp Boot Camp
Not too long ago, I posted about Amy Galvez going to Boot Camp to raise money for the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund. I also asked for your assistance in helping her meet her goal to raise $7,500 ($500 per team member). After posting that story, you helped raise an immediate $500 and I thankyou that. Here’s an update straight from Amy now that they’ve have completed the challenge.
We had the best time at the Marine Recruit Depot. Before we started, the Drill Instructors gave us directions on how to properly respond when spoken to by a Drill Instructor. While waiting for our group to begin the race General Salinas was speaking to the crowd then said, “I understand we have a Gold Star Mother and a Gold Star Sister running today.” I hadn’t told anyone about that so that really surprised me.
The General called us up and let me speak to the crowd for a minute about Adam. That was a very special moment for me. That DI who had been yelling at us a few minutes before gave me a big hug in front of everyone. The event was exhausting but fun. The DI’s yelled at us the whole way. There were certain things, like jumping off an eight foot wall, that I would have thought twice about, but with a DI yelling at you, you just jump. We all loved it and will do it again next year for sure.
In all 10 team members came from Utah and the other 3 were from California. I had a feeling of reverence in a way, being out there on that obstacle course, realizing that’s where it all starts for many of the young kids that become Marines, and of course knowing that is right where Adam had trained. I wonder what he would have thought seeing his mom out there, maybe it’s better he doesn’t know
Our total donations so far for the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund stands at $3,100. It is all the people who donated that have made this the success we wanted it to be. Thanks for posting the story, you have wonderful people out there with very big hearts.
YOU, the ones reading this, are directly responsible for helping Amy meet her goal. We military bloggers have some of the best readers in the entire blogging world and I’m proud to be associated with you. Thank you. If you’d like to see photos from the event, go HERE.
