Justin Cooper sat down to have a serious conversation with his parents, Alan and Debra Cooper of Eupora. The first words out of Justin’s mouth were, “I want to join the Marines.”
Shortly thereafter, Justin informed them that he had in fact already joined the Marines. He had signed up earlier that week. “This is what I want,” he said with deep conviction to his parents who were supportive of his decision after the conversation.
After all, they knew if Justin had made up his mind about something it was already too late to change it.
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