Nicole Coan

Brighton, MI

I would like to start off by saying thank you to all that have served and all that are currently serving. I feel honored to have each and every one of you protecting the United States, the place I call home. So I would like to acknowledge how proud I am of my boyfriend. He joined May 22 of last year and is leaving for boot camp in a week. Yes this is hard to stomach, the thought of not seeing him for three months kills me, but it helps to know that he becoming a Marine and that he is going to be protecting me and everyone else. I tell him this all the time because there are people out there that do not appreciate and think he is stupid for joining, but personally they couldn’t be more wrong. In my eyes a Marine is a strong, confident, and loyal person who is doing something amazing with their life. And if this is a bad thing, I have no idea what is good. I cannot wait to see my boyfriend at his graduation; I cannot wait to see him as the Marine I already know he is. Some have said to me, "Wow you'll have a real hero once he’s a marine," But really he always has and always will be my hero.