Today I will be telling a story, I will be telling a story about my dad, Jason Campbell. My dad was a freshman during 911, he loved football at this time also and one of his favorite players was Pat Tilman. This football player inspired my father to join the navy, well Pat Tilman left professional football to join the army but the died shortly after that. My dad decided to join the Military because he didn’t want to go to college and if he didn’t, he would get kicked out by his dad (my grandpa) and stepmom. He decided to enlist in the Navy because he wanted to see the world and get out of Arizona. When my dad joined the military, he had to go to boot camp for 8 weeks, during these 8 weeks he had to do and learn a lot of skills. One of them was seamanship, seamanship is when you learn things like how the boat functions and the other important things to learn about a boat, and he had to also learn and demonstrate the basics of firefighting pretty much. …show more content…
This caused a whole riot with locals. They began to like to get into their base and they started shooting rocket attacks at them. For my dad, this was a stressful and eventful 24 hours of fighting back and forth. During this, no one on his team was harmed. Today my dad is still in the military and has currently enlisted for 19-20 years and has been on 3 aircraft carriers. He has been to a lot of different places and one of them was Virginia. This is where he met my beautiful mother, it was at a concert in Va beach in 2009. Later, they got married and had me and my brother. We have moved I think 6 times in total and we were stationed in Italy for 3 years also. One of the toughest things my dad has had to experience was being away from us for maybe up to a
As far back as I can remember, you have been my personal hero and I owe so much to you, not the least of which is a Marine Corps heritage for our family to include a fantastic career in the Corps for myself. Had it not been for the photos of you and Uncle Bernard in your dress blues, setting on the dresser at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, I may never have joined the Marine Corps. Looking at those photos every time I went there always made me proud of you and Uncle Bernard and were a continuous source of intrigue for me. Those photos along
Father, computer server engineer, alcoholic, and felon. My dad, Jason Wayne DeHate, has influenced my life, not only genetically, but he has also improved my character and creativity throughout the years. Beginning at age two, I was cultured with profanity spit from rappers such as Eminem. While my mother was at work we had multiple videotaped “jam sessions” and coloring time that allowed for the foundation of friendship we have today. The jam sessions consisting of me mumbling and stumbling in front of the television, as he was “raising the roof” from his lazyboy. Since then, he has taught me how to rollerblade, change wiper blades, and play my favorite sport, tennis. Along with influencing my leisure activities and the music I enjoy, his prominent personality allows me to grow as a person. Being the only male figure in my immediate family, I
I currently have a brother and a brother-in-law in the Air Force. My brother-in-law just returned not to long ago from a deployement and I had to say goodbye to my brother in Septemeber not knowing if I would ever see him again. My brother will be gone for about six months. I would say the one good thing about deployment today verses back then is the advancements in technology. There have been so many advancements in technology that we can video chat with our loved while they are deployed thousands of miles away. Odysseus and Penelope didn't get the luuxory of communication while he was away at war. She just had to hope that one day he would return and the rumors she was hearing were not true.
At a young age I knew I wanted to be just like my father (who is now a retired Chief in the United States Navy and has served 27 years.) My dad constantly tells me to this day make sure you take care of the ones you work with because their welfare is what really matters. Although you might have to yell at them every once in a while, you can never forget that they will always count on you for everything. You never want them to be scared of you where they cannot talk to you, but where they know the limit that they can talk to you about anything and when work needs to get done it will get done. Growing up my dad always took care of his sailors whether if hes throwing them a BBQ or having them come over for a home cooked meal. I understood very early that the military isnt about just ...
Every day of my life I have woken up to the sound of Reveille, and gone to bed listening to Taps. I have moved nine different times, know the feeling of having my dad deploy more than four times, and eating Thanksgiving dinner in a DEFAC is second-nature to me. Being an army child is a huge part of my life, however it does not define who I am; it has shaped how I view the world. Because of my life as a military child, I have determined that I am compelled to positively influence how others view life.
There has been an uncanny situation that let my interest into the naval services. Knowing that I am not truly from here it disturbs the fact I am always looked down at, especially since I am a young women. However, my beliefs in this country have inspired me to believe that there’s more than just working all my life, that there’s those who protect and serve it. My interest sparked when I joined my JROTC program at my high school. My JROTC program inspired me to become the person I never thought I would be; a leader. Being able to lead and help others as something that I realized I was good at. Going from the lowest cadet rank to the battalion commander taught me that time, respect and patience brings a better citizen out one self. Adjacent
Although, I had no choice to live this lifestyle, if I had a choice I would of chosen it anyway. I believe if my dad wasn’t in the army my life would be completely different, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. Being a military child has affected me positively, despite the hardship that comes with it. From a young age, I was exposed to so many things giving me an advantage over my peers how haven’t. I feel as though, I’m more aware of the world and its problems and very compelled to fix situations, more fearless when it comes to abstract scenes, more malleable and think more realistically. I believe being a military child has changed me into the person I am today. If I wasn’t raised as one I believe I wouldn’t be who I am today I’d be the
We all have been together since my sister was born. We have been to a lot of places around the world which was pretty fun because my father was in the military. My family started here in Atchison when my mother and father met. They then got married and had my sister. After she was born, my father went into the military because they wanted to get away from the family. My father’s side was picking favorites between grandchildren and way before they got married my mother’s side was verbally abusive. They just wanted to get away from here. So my father was sent to Arizona with his wife and my sister. After a few years of being there, they had me, Collin. I started out horrible when I was born and my parents thought I wasn’t going to make it. After
Growing up in Southern California prevailed its beauty yet, growing up in a military family is something I'll forever gratify. For 20+ years my father was a marine and out of those years, I experienced 13 of them. Let me tell you those were the best years of my life. However, I will only tell you the story that has made me who I am.
He told us about his training around the world, his 41 years of military service, and how he walked in the footsteps of his forefathers who served in both world wars. In 2007, he spent 6 months training and was deployed in Afghanistan as part of the psychological warfare effort. He also shared stories about how he often had to walk long and exhausting miles in the hot sun, constantly checking his surroundings for threats. After completing service in 2008 and retiring as a Captain, it was difficult for him to readjust into normal life due to the near death incidents he had encountered. Until that point, I was presented with an incomplete portrayal of a soldier’s life rather than the true hardships and
My father has taught me a lot about life and how to succeed and do my best. In those moments when we are sitting down and chatting about the future and its possibilities honestly I don’t even realize that these life lessons are built on the same foundation as the Coast Guard Core Values, Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty. I also didn’t realize that not only in those moments but in everyday life i apply those very concepts.
I have been blessed to have led a highly fulfilling career over the past 22 years. The Air Force’s standards of conduct and performance have helped me mature into an adult while creating lasting memories along the way. I have had the opportunity to make significant contributions to my country that offer a sense of pride and personal achievement. My current duties allow me to directly contribute to the Air Force and Joint arena on an almost daily basis. Joining the Air Force helped me to realize I had undertaken a task bigger than myself.
When I was seventeen I nervously traveled about 350 miles from my sleepy little home town of Freedom, Wyoming to the relatively enormous city of Boise, Idaho to go to the Military Entrance Processing Station. This wasn 't the first time I had been this far from home by myself, but it was the first time I was making adult decisions without my parents involvement. When it came time for me to choose my job in the army the counselors presented me with a long list that I qualified for. I got tired of scrolling and reading so I chose the first job that I actually understood. I returned home and excitedly told my parents that I would be an infantry soldier. My dad 's response to this might be considered a little less than heart warming “You dumb ass. Why didn 't you choose
The first term of the choir lessons primarily consisted of the entire group learning songs as a choir with bass, tenor and soprano parts. We usually started with a singing warm up using arpeggiated patterns and scales this has helped me alot with my pitching something previously i was unsure about. I think this term of lessons has helped me build a confidence in my singing ability I didn’t previously have which in turn gave me the confidence to sing in front of an audience solo in the pop performance class.
One person that I care for very deeply is my dad. He is The reasons he means so much to me is because he helps me whenever I need help, plays sports with me, and he is just like one of my friends.