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Single mother of six becomes first master gunnery sergeant in her MOS
Marine Corps News ^ | Feb 24, 2006 | Cpl. Matthew K. Hacker

Posted on 02/24/2006 3:32:51 PM PST by SandRat

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 1, 2006) -- Master Gunnery Sgt. Kimberly D. Walker, G-3 embarking chief, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands with her daughters and her niece after her current rank promotion Feb. 1. Her promotion to master gunnery sergeant made her the first of her rank in her military occupational specialty.
Photo by: Courtesy of Master Gunnery Sgt. Walker

1 posted on 02/24/2006 3:32:56 PM PST by SandRat
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..

Marine, Mom, Master Gunny Sergeant! What a combination!


2 posted on 02/24/2006 3:33:56 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

This is cool! Nice picture!


3 posted on 02/24/2006 3:34:26 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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Memo to kids: You really, really don't want to pi$$ of Mom.
4 posted on 02/24/2006 3:34:28 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: SandRat

And all daughters! What a role model.


5 posted on 02/24/2006 3:35:04 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: martin_fierro

of = off


6 posted on 02/24/2006 3:35:13 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: SandRat

She really has it very hard, and has done very well.
America is very fortunate to have people like this.


7 posted on 02/24/2006 3:36:25 PM PST by Vicomte13 (Lui: Eh, quel est votre signe? Elle: "Ne pas entrer")
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I pity the guy who tries to date one of her daughters.

L

8 posted on 02/24/2006 3:37:41 PM PST by Lurker (In God I trust. Everybody else shows me their hands.)
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That daughter on the right, in the white, what a beauty.


9 posted on 02/24/2006 3:39:57 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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Okay, I know I'm going to get flamed big time for asking an unPC question, but why is there no mention of a father to the 6 daughters? Is he deceased? Should the father not receive some credit?


10 posted on 02/24/2006 3:45:19 PM PST by xJones (Stå sammen med danskerne !)
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No mention in the story. For all we know she's a widow.


11 posted on 02/24/2006 3:50:13 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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Lots of women are single with kids, this one is doing good. At least these girls are striving for college, studying and trying to be good citizens. I was a single mom, got an engineering and master's degree all the while my ex was living with his 'girlfriend' and not sending child support. And I wasn't on welfare. Save your 'where's the dad' for stories of truly deadbeat parents.


12 posted on 02/24/2006 3:52:35 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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"why is there no mention of a father to the 6 daughters

Same thought I had...the ol' Single Parent trick? (defies biological law)

13 posted on 02/24/2006 3:57:40 PM PST by traditional1
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"Lots of women are single with kids"

Well, divorced mother with 6 kids is quite different than the PC-version of "single mother of 6 kids", in simple terms.

The coined PC-phrases of the Liberals are used to disguise the facts, such as "woman's right to choose" being the politically correct version of "abortion" (abortion sounds too much like killing a baby).

14 posted on 02/24/2006 4:01:04 PM PST by traditional1
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Congratulations to the lady, but WHO is taking care of her daughters while she is deployed?

At first I thought it was going to say that her oldest daughter was minding the home fires, but she is away at college.


15 posted on 02/24/2006 4:07:13 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic; SandRat

Unless I missed it, it didn't sound like she was deployed. I was interested to learn, that only a small percentage of military were deployed. Something along the lines of less than 1% off all military. Maybe Sandrat has that figure handy. I could be wrong.


16 posted on 02/24/2006 4:11:45 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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oops, of


17 posted on 02/24/2006 4:12:20 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Indy Pendance

I guess she was deployed. My error.


18 posted on 02/24/2006 4:13:15 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: xJones

I was wondering where Pops was too. Also, whose raising the kids while she is away?


19 posted on 02/24/2006 4:14:36 PM PST by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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A Master Gunny in logistics? I betcha that household runs like a machine.


20 posted on 02/24/2006 4:17:56 PM PST by colorado tanker (We need more "chicken-bleep Democrats" in the Senate!)
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