Two lives, two books of illusion, a chapter in the essence of time...
"I heard someone say that nothing gold can stay
But there's a love in all our souls and it shines like gold..."
It took five years, but I'm finally done. My time as a Marine os over.
It's funny how life works out. Right now I'm supposed to be moving to Reno, getting ready to start back at UNR in the fall, with an eye towards eventually working for Reno PD. Yeah, that isn't how it worked out.
I'll be living in Long Beach for the foreseeable future, with the girl I'm probably going to marry, going to school at Columbia College, and most likely going to work for LAPD for a while. 365 days ago, I'd have told you none of those things could ever happen. I suppose by now I should have learned that "Never" is a four-letter word.
The Marine Corps wasn't what I thought it would be. I didn't do the things I thought I would. But I learned. By God, did I learn. Not the things I wanted to, the things I needed to. I've come full circle, to the point where I can once again say that this was the best thing I've ever done for myself.
Of course, I owe a certain debt of gratitude. KEA, if you ever read this, just know I'm thankful to you. You were the biggest influence on my decision to enlist, though you didn't know it at the time. Wherever you are, I hope life is treating you wonderfully. You deserve it.
And now, it's time to continue on. The Marine Corps is over; life isn't.
But there's a love in all our souls and it shines like gold..."
It took five years, but I'm finally done. My time as a Marine os over.
It's funny how life works out. Right now I'm supposed to be moving to Reno, getting ready to start back at UNR in the fall, with an eye towards eventually working for Reno PD. Yeah, that isn't how it worked out.
I'll be living in Long Beach for the foreseeable future, with the girl I'm probably going to marry, going to school at Columbia College, and most likely going to work for LAPD for a while. 365 days ago, I'd have told you none of those things could ever happen. I suppose by now I should have learned that "Never" is a four-letter word.
The Marine Corps wasn't what I thought it would be. I didn't do the things I thought I would. But I learned. By God, did I learn. Not the things I wanted to, the things I needed to. I've come full circle, to the point where I can once again say that this was the best thing I've ever done for myself.
Of course, I owe a certain debt of gratitude. KEA, if you ever read this, just know I'm thankful to you. You were the biggest influence on my decision to enlist, though you didn't know it at the time. Wherever you are, I hope life is treating you wonderfully. You deserve it.
And now, it's time to continue on. The Marine Corps is over; life isn't.