The day after Family Day was graduation. We all went back to MCRD to attend, where Matt corrected our terms.
("It's not a group, it's a platoon. It's not a shirt, it's a blouse. They're not pants, they're trousers!")
When Steven's platoon was standing right in front of where we were sitting, Mikey and Dad held up the Marines quilt Gram made. We were very proud of him and it was amazing how many other Marines came up to Steven afterward. "Hey, Ugalde!" He was apparently very popular.
After graduation, Steven wanted to go to In-N-Out for lunch, which was a popular choice for the Marine graduates. After lunch, Steven wanted to go to the beach. He was reluctant to get in the water ("It's COLD!" ..."What are you...Coast Guard?!?") but eventually went in. He was also as chatty as I've ever seen him, telling us all about the crazy things they went through in boot camp.
Later that night, we had a great family dinner at Olive Garden. It was so funny to see how straight Steven sits up now and the way he eats. Steven got to spend ten days at home before reporting to Camp Pendleton for secondary training. Once that finished, he was sent to Camp LeJeune in North Carolina for MOS training, where he selected "Overseas" as his station of choice once he's finished. That could likely be Okinawa, Japan, so we'll see.
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