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March 6, 1987
 
Born in on March 6, 1987.
January 1, 2008
 

My daughter joined the Army in January 2008... much to my initial dismay.

I didn't think she would be able to cope with the rigorous training and the self-discipline it takes to become a soldier.  Or that she would be able, and willing, to take orders from anyone... much less a Drill Sergeant or a Superior.

Well, I was wrong.

Jessica LOVED the Army even though it took her some "getting used to".

She loved the order and the routine the Army brought into her life, and she loved being part of this new family she was welcomed into. 

When she called she was always full of stories, and her letters talked of many new friends, as well as some of the demands she had to comply with.

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When Jessica was discharged in June she was very disappointed, but she hoped to rejoin/sign up again in January of 2009. 

Through some unsent letters and some entries in her journals I have pieced together what happened to her while she was away from home for six months.

I was very saddened to think of my baby and the despair she must've felt at times... but I'm also grateful to all of you who cared for - and about - her while she was in Missouri at boot camp.

Jess returned home with much hope for the future... something she hadn't felt in a long, long time.

She also returned home with a new appreciation for life, and a good attitude - she was starting to "come into her own", if you will.

If given the chance, she would've made a terrific soldier, some day.

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My baby girl was extremely proud to have been a part of the 

D 3/10 Family.

 

 

I am extremely proud of her.

September 11, 2008
 

October 3, 2008
 

On the day Mick died... I couldn't bring myself to post anything on PBT, and I asked Michelle, the owner of PBT, to let the other members know of his passing.

Here is her tribute to my beautiful boy -

 

~ [quote="mnp13"]Many of you were members here on June 1, 2007, when Christine joined PBT.

She arrived with a Pit Bull that came straight out of every hyped up, stereotypical, overblown news story about our breed… but these were TRUE stories.

Most Pit Bull boards chew up owners like Christine and spit them out. The very first thing out of their members is to tell someone to kill their dog, and when they say no, they get beaten about the head with all the horrible things that their dog might someday do…

But not our board.

I will admit that I rolled my eyes when Christine joined with Mick. Another owner with a sob story about her dog’s awful beginning and all sorts of excuses about why her dog was acting like an ass all the time. I just closed my eyes and wished she would go away. She didn’t. She stayed and with a tenacity that is only matched by our dogs, she made us help her and Mick.

I’m glad she did.

Christine came here to learn and make her life with Mick better. We definitely helped her with that, but in the end we were the ones that ended up getting the better end of the deal. We got to watch Mick slowly change under Christine’s guidance until we could all see the dog that she has seen from the beginning. The Beast was slowly being tamed.

Ten months ago, Mick was diagnosed with Lymphoma and Christine decided to try to help him beat it.

The fight was long, and they seemed to be winning… WE seemed to be winning… but today our friend lost his battle.

He stopped eating few days ago, and was in for further testing. The prognosis was grim and instead of being selfish and keeping him alive for a few more precious – but likely very uncomfortable - days or weeks, Christine gave him yet another gift of love; she ended his pain.

You can’t open a section of this forum and not find pictures of Mick somewhere. The entire forum was his “gallery;” the Beast that made us smile;  laugh out loud and sometimes spit water on our keyboards (occasionally quite literally).

His pictures are everywhere, and usually very easy to find.

However, it’s not always easy to find the little stories and anecdotes that end up scattered in threads all over the board.

 

Nothing can make the loss of a friend “easy” but sometimes sharing stories and memories can dull the pain a bit.[/quote] ~

October 5, 2008
 
Passed away on October 5, 2008.
November 1, 2008