We are thankful for our U.S. Marine Corps nephew, Cpl. Joseph Wambach, who has served two tours in Afghanistan to protect our freedom. These are his comments after his recent re-enlistment ceremony at Camp Pendleton, in California.

“I’ve lived in the dirt; I’ve dug more holes than a kid would; been cold/hot and miserable more than most. I’ve known and seen more faces than imaginable; I’ve sweated double the water you could drink in seven months. I’ve had more sand in my eyes than the beach; I can speak many different languages, but not fluently. I’ve been so many places and seen so many things in the last four years, I can only imagine what the next four are going to bring.”

Col. Richard and

Mary Ann McCrary

Pinehurst