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Blake Mounce
There really aren't many things harder in this world than being a Marine. The demands are incredibly high. It requires a great deal from a person physically, mentally, and emotionally. The Marines have a way of taking an individual and completely rebuilding them from the inside out. The greatest changes, though, aren't the ones you see on the outside - the hair that's been buzzed, the eyes that are set like stone, the jaw squared and tight. The greatest change is on the inside where will, determination, and resolve are forged by a drill instructor like discipline. The Marines have a way of taking a boy and turning him into a man.
Pat Mounce’s son Blake is one of those that the Marines turned into a man. One of her favorite photos of Blake is one of him holding a little Iraqi child in his arms.
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