Bob Parsons

Yeah. You know, one thing I'll say is, you know, it was... You know, they did more for me than I ever did for them. And everything I ever accomplished, ever accomplished, I'd have never done it without the Marine Corps because they give me direction. They give me the importance of understanding responsibility.

They give me, you know, the fact that, you know, to believe in myself and that I can accomplish more than I ever dreamed possible. And... I always hoped for that.

They give me, you know, the fact that, you know, to believe in myself and that I can accomplish more than I ever dreamed possible. And... I always hoped for that.

They give me, you know, the fact that, you know, to believe in myself and that I can accomplish more than I ever dreamed possible. And... I always hoped for that.

I signed the documents probably in April, maybe May, April, May. And then I went, I was inducted in in August. And six months after August, Vietnam.

I signed the documents probably in April, maybe May, April, May. And then I went, I was inducted in in August. And six months after August, Vietnam.

I signed the documents probably in April, maybe May, April, May. And then I went, I was inducted in in August. And six months after August, Vietnam.

But after a while, I got adjusted, which is fine, you know. I mean, the food was great. And I still remember that ice-cold chocolate milk. And, you know, for me, it was the food. The food at Parris Island was stuff up. And so, you know, I liked it. I was able to do it, and I would have been a rifle expert.

But after a while, I got adjusted, which is fine, you know. I mean, the food was great. And I still remember that ice-cold chocolate milk. And, you know, for me, it was the food. The food at Parris Island was stuff up. And so, you know, I liked it. I was able to do it, and I would have been a rifle expert.

But after a while, I got adjusted, which is fine, you know. I mean, the food was great. And I still remember that ice-cold chocolate milk. And, you know, for me, it was the food. The food at Parris Island was stuff up. And so, you know, I liked it. I was able to do it, and I would have been a rifle expert.

I was a rifle sharpshooter, and I was doing okay until I had, like, two rounds left, and I had a drill instructor, Sergeant Little. He said, Parsons, you better not even scream in my ear. Ha ha!

I was a rifle sharpshooter, and I was doing okay until I had, like, two rounds left, and I had a drill instructor, Sergeant Little. He said, Parsons, you better not even scream in my ear. Ha ha!

I was a rifle sharpshooter, and I was doing okay until I had, like, two rounds left, and I had a drill instructor, Sergeant Little. He said, Parsons, you better not even scream in my ear. Ha ha!

Well, you know, my dad said he wished he could go in my place. And mom, mom, you know, you have to understand, my parents are a very different mom. My mother was, when she was a young girl, she was beat a lot by her father and so forth. So she was abused in that sense. And so she didn't have a lot of, she had a lot of love beat out of her.

Well, you know, my dad said he wished he could go in my place. And mom, mom, you know, you have to understand, my parents are a very different mom. My mother was, when she was a young girl, she was beat a lot by her father and so forth. So she was abused in that sense. And so she didn't have a lot of, she had a lot of love beat out of her.

Well, you know, my dad said he wished he could go in my place. And mom, mom, you know, you have to understand, my parents are a very different mom. My mother was, when she was a young girl, she was beat a lot by her father and so forth. So she was abused in that sense. And so she didn't have a lot of, she had a lot of love beat out of her.

So I remember when it was time for me to leave to catch the plane at Friendship Airport, which was not Baltimore, Washington then. And I'd go to Friendship Airport. And before then, I was out that night before, and my mother comes in and she says, Dad just got up and went to work. He didn't even say anything.

So I remember when it was time for me to leave to catch the plane at Friendship Airport, which was not Baltimore, Washington then. And I'd go to Friendship Airport. And before then, I was out that night before, and my mother comes in and she says, Dad just got up and went to work. He didn't even say anything.

So I remember when it was time for me to leave to catch the plane at Friendship Airport, which was not Baltimore, Washington then. And I'd go to Friendship Airport. And before then, I was out that night before, and my mother comes in and she says, Dad just got up and went to work. He didn't even say anything.

No. And then Mom said, Well, I'm going to the racetrack, Winnie and Bert. Don't get yourself killed. That was it? That was it. And off they went. And so I called my brother. I mean, not my brother, my cousin. And he gave me a ride to the airport. And they had a lot of guys there. They had their... girlfriends and sisters and family and mother, signs and all this sort of thing.