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Anchors Aweigh: Entire Ala. Family Enlists in the Navy
Before reading, consider this: The AP has this posted in the "Strange News" catagory. Naturally. Anything with the scent of honor, duty, et al...well, that strange to them.Navy recruiter Wendy Chunn visited the McIntyre home hoping to persuade their 18-year-old daughter to enlist. The sales pitch worked better than she had imagined: The entire family signed up. "No. No. Never. Never," Chunn said when asked if she had ever heard of an entire family enlisting. "It's drawing some nationwide attention." The family didn't enlist all at once; the daughter, Brandi McIntyre, was the first to sign. Brandi showed interest in joining the military last May, so her father, Kerry McIntyre, contacted the Navy recruiting office. Kerry had served in the Army during the late 1980s and early '90s and also served briefly in the Army Reserve. Kerry McIntyre told Chunn his 19-year-old son, Jamie, also was interested in military service. At the time, Jamie and his mother, Angela, were attending Gadsden State Community College. Posted by: 2004-09-08 |
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