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| Anchors Aweigh: Entire Ala. Family Enlists in the Navy |
| 2004-09-08 |
| 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. |
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| #5 A cool if somewhat eccentric family. I was gonna say something about Locust Fork Alabama and the John Deere signing bonus, but I won't. It's a fine canoe area. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-08 8:07:29 PM |
| #4 What a cool family! Thank you! |
| Posted by: Steve from Relto 2004-09-08 1:52:45 PM |
| #3 Bless you all for your service! My thanks are insufficient, but I offer them anyway. |
| Posted by: Craig 2004-09-08 1:24:34 PM |
| #2 Same here, me and two of my sisters Air Force. Third sister Navy, last one Army Reserve. Dad was Navy in WWII. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-09-08 12:34:02 PM |
| #1 GOOD not Strange. FYI, my whole family was in the Air Force (but not at the same time). My Dad met Mom while in the Air force and we three boys followed in sequence. A year after I enlisted, I met my wife who was on active duty at the time (like Father like Son). Yes I am bragging! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-09-08 11:31:32 AM |