Dear Sirs:
My son is Corporal Bossier, Jonathan A., who is presently stationed at Camp Pendleton. Last year he was deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan with the 1st MLG at Camp Leather Neck. To show him and his unit support, about 40 of us men from Pointe Coupee Parish, who meet regularly for breakfast every Friday morning, many of whom are former active Marines, decided to obtain a Marine Corps flag and have our names embroidered on it and ship it to my son. He flew the flag at Camp Leather Neck from about May, 2010 until October, 2010, when his unit returned to the States. I have attached a picture of the flag and my son which was taken at the presentation ceremony held in New Roads, Louisiana, in December, 2010. The flag will be on permanent display in the Pointe Coupee Courthouse in New Roads. Along with the flag, will be a the list of the names of the 81 Marines who gave the last full measure during the period between May, 5, 2010 and October 6, 2010, which was the time period that the flag was flown in Afghanistan. The inscription above the names will read, “To demonstrate their prayerful support and faith in the 1st Marine Logistics Group Forward, Landing Support Detachment United States Marine Corps, destine for Afghanistan, the flag signatories, all from Pointe Coupee Parish, State of Louisiana, had this flag made and shipped to them in May, 2010. While flying over Camp Leather Neck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, this flag witnessed the ultimate sacrifice paid by eighty-one brave Marines for the cause of Freedom. This flag serves as a memorial to them.” The pictures don’t show it, but the flag has a few holes caused by the conditions under which it was flown.
I sent this so that your readers would know that there are still some people that support our men and women of the armed services, especially the Marines.
Sincerely,
Larry S. Bossier