Pictures from the trip to San Diego for Damian's Marine Corp Training Graduation


Waiting for the Bus to Mexico

hmmm, sign says Sex Shop and
there is a Donkey out front. I wonder........

Hard Rock Cafe

Some type of Hanging Sign

Must have caught the Donkey on Break
and why are they all painted like Zebras?

What we are really here for

Company getting ready for the Run

Damian is 5th from the left

3rd from left on front row

The Company Mascot

Returning from the run

The Drill Instructors

Lined up to get there EGA Emblems.
This makes them Official Marines

Damian getting his

My son the Marine

All together

Mom

What is wrong with this picture?

The EGA (Eagle Golden Anchor)

Drill Instructor Creed

Marine Corp Marching Band

On the Parade Deck

The Company lined up

Marching in formation

Getting ready for Dismissal
We are done with
the stuff on base and
now we get to tour
San Diego

Cruise Ship in the Harbor
Man that thing is BIG

Couple of War Ships

A Russian Sub

The info on the Sub

Always wanted to look thru a
periscope 

The Surprise. This is the ship Russell Crowe
used in the movie Master & Commander

Forgot the name of this ship
But she was only in the Harbor
for this week

That is a big gun

That guy is illegally parked

A Vietnam Tribute

On the Deck of the Star of India
We went to the USS Midway
That is a BIG Ship

Never want to see this view again.

Cool Plane

Vietnam Era Gunship

Never got close enough to see what the
tribute was too.

The Bridge to Coronado Island

Boats in the Harbor

View from the Beach on Coronado Island

1st time on the beach

The Marine keeping watch
We took Damian out for dinner on the last night
and he ordered a 4lb lobster.

That is a big Lobster and that is
all they give you.

WAIT did that thing just move??
 
 
I know there was a lot of stuff we missed in SD. But we didn't have a lot of time or money. We wanted to go to the Zoo and Sea World but it started raining on the last day there so we just went to the airport and got an earlier flight home.