A Visit from Arnold
Hello everyone-
As all of you know, my brother Austin, was injured in Fallujah on Nov. 8th. He has been through many surgeries and faces a road of recovery and rehab ahead. He has been in the Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland since Nov. 15th receiving care. My mom and dad drove to Maryland on Nov. 19th, they drove straight through. They were in a bit of a hurry to get to their son 🙂 Well on Thanksgiving, Nov. 25th, Austin and fellow Marines were visited by the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, his wife, Maria Shriver, her mother (don’t know her name, but she was a Kennedy), and Arnold and Maria’s children. Pretty cool HUH!! Austin got his autograph and they all shook mom’s and dad’s hand, they also took a picture of Austin with Arnold.(Which is what I attached.) Mom and dad said that Maria and Arnold kept telling their kids that that these were the real heros. They wanted to come and thank all the Marines who were in the hospital, this was not the first time for them to pay a visit, they do this often. Our REAL HEROS do deserve to know that their sacrifices are never unnoticed. I just wanted to share. Also, OUR HERO (and Arnold’s)-AUSTIN, should be returning home Tues. from Maryland. YAH!!!!
Love-
Proud sister-Alisha