Earl hit his 10 year mark in the Marine Corps on the 16th of June! Wow! 10 years down, 10 to go! Here are a few of his career moments from the past decade! Congratulations Earl! We love you and we're sooooooo sooooo proud of you, you handsome devil!
Parris Island, 1997- THEN^ and NOW:
^Dec 2006. LT Rollins, LT Yoder, and Earl.
Boot Camp Graduation Day^
^Earl in Bridgeport CA in 1998
Johnny Payne and Earl (with the gas mask on) Haiti.
2000. Our Wedding Shower ^
Boot Camp Graduation Day^
Earl's nephew, Brian in his Air Force JROTC uniform. Earl's sisters Louise, Donna, and Faye. and Earl's nephew Charlie. And Earl. 1998^
^Earl in Bridgeport CA in 1998
^I took this picture in Zagreb, Croatia. When Earl was on his Med. Float they ported in Croatia and I flew over to spend a week with him while he was there. It was an awesome experience. We don't have any photos of us together, though. 2001 Aug.
Johnny Payne and Earl (with the gas mask on) Haiti.
2000. Our Wedding Shower ^
Aboard the USS Ponce, during his Med. Float in 2001
When he was teaching MOUT here at Camp Lejeune, in 2002.^
When he was teaching MOUT here at Camp Lejeune, in 2002.^