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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 1:33 pm | |
| To those not on facebook...I have posted the following and re-post it here:
We got a call from David this morning. He was injured at the firing range pulling targets. His thumb got caught in the ropes and severed it. One of the ambulance personnel was kind enough to let David use his phone. He was on his way to Mission Viejo,CA to a civilian hospital. All we can do is wait to see the outcome of this. He wants so bad to graduate with his platoon. From his letters it sounds as if they have bonded as a tight group. They have won many trophies and are given a lot of privliges. He believes his platoon will graduate with honors. I will update this as we get more info. | |
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Shawn1112 Founding Member
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| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 4:23 pm | |
| Hope all is well and he is able to graduate with his platoon. | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 6:31 pm | |
| Updating David's condition. Just got off the phone with David and he's doing good. He is in recovery from surgery. Doctor said his thumb was not severed and little damage to the bone. No pins required. He will be shipped back to recruiting depot in a few hours to marine rehabilitation where the naval doctors will decide if or when he gets to return to his platoon. The only thing David is happy about is that he got to eat a normal meal and that he's cramming in all the food he can before he leaves the hospital. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers that he will be able to go back to his platoon. We don't want all his hard work to go to waste. | |
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eviltrycycle Founding Member
Location : Almost Wisconsin Points : 47044 Posts : 13182 Reputation : 1139
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 7:10 pm | |
| Been following along on Facebook. Glad he is doing ok.
Are YOU ok? | |
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vagrant CAMM Member
Location : SillyNoise Points : 5212 Posts : 243 Reputation : 58
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 7:22 pm | |
| Glad he's OK! Hope everything turns out for him. | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 8:07 pm | |
| - eviltrycycle wrote:
- Been following along on Facebook. Glad he is doing ok.
Are YOU ok? We are mentally and physically drained. Thanks to all who sent good thoughts. It means more than you will ever know. Edited for bad grammer...lol | |
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Shawn1112 Founding Member
Location : Hater Proof Points : 34082 Posts : 12919 Reputation : 1607
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 9:25 pm | |
| - stairman wrote:
- eviltrycycle wrote:
- Been following along on Facebook. Glad he is doing ok.
Are YOU ok? We are mentally and physically drained.
Thanks to all who sent good thoughts. It means more than you will ever know.
Edited for bad grammer...lol It's not called bad grammar, it's called the Inkedup disease! | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 10:02 pm | |
| ^ yeah, but there is a difference...I re-read what I wrote after I posted it, then changed it accordingly. I just didn't leave for you all to guess what I was saying.
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jontoad Founding Member
Location : Naperville, IL Points : 13085 Posts : 4914 Reputation : 1220
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 28th 2011, 10:32 pm | |
| good to hear he should be ok. hope he can continue with the platoon... | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 29th 2011, 9:35 pm | |
| - jontoad wrote:
- good to hear he should be ok. hope he can continue with the platoon...
Thanks JT we won't find anything for at least 8-10 days.That's how long it takes for him to send a letter from there to here. There are 3 options right now: 1). He could return to his platoon after sick bay. 2). He would have to wait 5 weeks for the next platoon to catch up to him and then join them. 3). He may be seen as a liability to the marines for his accident and get booted. Hoping the 3rd isn't an option, he has worked to hard. He has told us in letters about guys leaving (couldn't take it) or being booted for different reasons more serious than what happened to him. | |
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liljoejoe54 Moderator
Location : Chicago Points : 23158 Posts : 4222 Reputation : 848
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 30th 2011, 5:42 am | |
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HemiMag CAMM All-Star
Location : Chitown Burbs,IL Points : 9412 Posts : 2784 Reputation : 334
| Subject: Re: Got a call... December 31st 2011, 4:38 pm | |
| I'm glad he's ok and i hope they can look past it and let him join his platoon again. | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 1st 2012, 10:21 am | |
| It has been 5 days since i made the original post. In that time we not been officially notified of David's injury by the Marines. Tammy and I were discussing this morning that he is 5 weeks from graduation (Feb. 10). If they have decided to do push him back or boot him we would have been notified by David or his SSDI. Our time frame to buy airline tickets for his graduation in San Diego is growing shorter. As of right this moment, we feel they have sent him back to his platoon. | |
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inkedup CAMM All-Star
Location : later'ville Points : 9918 Posts : 2958 Reputation : 243
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 1st 2012, 10:52 pm | |
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Shawn1112 Founding Member
Location : Hater Proof Points : 34082 Posts : 12919 Reputation : 1607
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 2nd 2012, 10:49 am | |
| - stairman wrote:
- It has been 5 days since i made the original post. In that time we not been officially notified of David's injury by the Marines. Tammy and I were discussing this morning that he is 5 weeks from graduation (Feb. 10). If they have decided to do push him back or boot him we would have been notified by David or his SSDI. Our time frame to buy airline tickets for his graduation in San Diego is growing shorter. As of right this moment, we feel they have sent him back to his platoon.
I wouldn't be too sure, remember it's the military. | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 2nd 2012, 5:13 pm | |
| - Shawn1112 wrote:
- stairman wrote:
- It has been 5 days since i made the original post. In that time we not been officially notified of David's injury by the Marines. Tammy and I were discussing this morning that he is 5 weeks from graduation (Feb. 10). If they have decided to do push him back or boot him we would have been notified by David or his SSDI. Our time frame to buy airline tickets for his graduation in San Diego is growing shorter. As of right this moment, we feel they have sent him back to his platoon.
I wouldn't be too sure, remember it's the military. I know Shawn...but we are trying to think positive. And yes I know the old saying..."You can wish in one hand and shit in the other...guess which one will fill up first!" | |
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Shawn1112 Founding Member
Location : Hater Proof Points : 34082 Posts : 12919 Reputation : 1607
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 2nd 2012, 5:28 pm | |
| - stairman wrote:
- Shawn1112 wrote:
- stairman wrote:
- It has been 5 days since i made the original post. In that time we not been officially notified of David's injury by the Marines. Tammy and I were discussing this morning that he is 5 weeks from graduation (Feb. 10). If they have decided to do push him back or boot him we would have been notified by David or his SSDI. Our time frame to buy airline tickets for his graduation in San Diego is growing shorter. As of right this moment, we feel they have sent him back to his platoon.
I wouldn't be too sure, remember it's the military. I know Shawn...but we are trying to think positive. And yes I know the old saying..."You can wish in one hand and shit in the other...guess which one will fill up first!" lol, havent heard that one before. | |
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AlterEgo Founding Member
Location : Oak Lawn, IL Points : 21525 Posts : 4385 Reputation : 449
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 3rd 2012, 6:00 pm | |
| Hope things work out for him. Sending positive thoughts your way!
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 6th 2012, 6:40 pm | |
| Putting some closure on this thread. Heard from David today. He will be pushed back approximately 5-6 weeks. He is in MRP (Marine Rehab Program). He has to wait for the next Alpha platoon to catch up to where he was when he got injured. Physically he is healing, but mentally he is depressed that he will not rejoin his platoon and his friends. We also got a full description of his injury. He did sever his thumb at the top joint.The only thing holding his thumb together was a small flap of skin. It was not on his target that he was pulling, but rather on the target next to his. Pulling targets is like a guillotine. When you pull up one target another goes down. He tripped and reached out to catch himself and his hand landed on his neighbors target as the other recruit was pulling it down. And it tore off the top portion of his thumb. Please send him your good thoughts and prayers. He needs all the support he can get. | |
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jontoad Founding Member
Location : Naperville, IL Points : 13085 Posts : 4914 Reputation : 1220
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 6th 2012, 7:18 pm | |
| that sucks, but those guys are all in it together for the same goal. I'm sure he will make friends with the new platoon fast. just as us car guys have enough in common to meet new people here and at shows, common ground makes it easier.
I'm not very religious but i can wish him the best. | |
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Okie6.1 CAMM All-Star
Location : San Antonio, TX Points : 7700 Posts : 1416 Reputation : 296
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 6th 2012, 7:41 pm | |
| Hey pm his address and I'll send him some motivational stuff. I work in one of two fields in the Navy that serve with Marines. So getting people I work with to be on board to motivate him will be easy. Prayers and positive thought coming his way. | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 6th 2012, 10:01 pm | |
| - jontoad wrote:
- that sucks, but those guys are all in it together for the same goal. I'm sure he will make friends with the new platoon fast. just as us car guys have enough in common to meet new people here and at shows, common ground makes it easier.
I'm not very religious but i can wish him the best. Thanks Jon. You are right, I didn't think of the common ground aspect. I will pass that along to David. | |
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stairman CAMM Pro
Location : Harvard, IL Points : 6416 Posts : 682 Reputation : 142
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 6th 2012, 10:04 pm | |
| - Okie5.7 wrote:
- Hey pm his address and I'll send him some motivational stuff. I work in one of two fields in the Navy that serve with Marines. So getting people I work with to be on board to motivate him will be easy. Prayers and positive thought coming his way.
pm sent....greatly appreciated. | |
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Xenon CAMM Member
Location : McHenry Points : 5238 Posts : 134 Reputation : 68
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 7th 2012, 1:34 am | |
| Woowwwwwww SM,, this is not happpy news...
Please tell David we are pulling for him and thinking of him and wishing alll the best for him as well....... | |
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vagrant CAMM Member
Location : SillyNoise Points : 5212 Posts : 243 Reputation : 58
| Subject: Re: Got a call... January 7th 2012, 12:49 pm | |
| - Xenon wrote:
- Woowwwwwww SM,, this is not happpy news...
Please tell David we are pulling for him and thinking of him and wishing alll the best for him as well....... agreed! | |
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