Roger Harmon:  

Update: 131202 Hard to believe it's been four years since my last update. I decided to save and just add to it so I have a place of reflection and see where I'm going based on where I've been..... Well, I returned from Okinawa, Japan in May 2011 to begin the last leg of my Marine Corps journey, and what a final end to a great career it is turning out to be. I have a retirement date of 1 Novemember 2014. Only eleven months left and it will be time for me to growup. I have had many ups and downs, but no matter what, I feel I come out on the other side a much better man. Ups? My daughter graduated high school and is in college now. My son continues to mature into a strong responsible young man learning from his own mistakes (sometimes it hurts to watch, but I couldn't be more proud of him). Now I know how my own Dad felt when I wouldn't listen to him. hehe. Downs? This past July, my Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and thirty days later passed away. As sad as it is not having him around, this was a down that truely was an up.... This sounds cliche, but I didn't realize all the differant facets of my Father; a mentor, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a business man, a handy man, a man of God, and many others. He is in a better place, "rest in peace Dad." So what is in store for the future beyond the Marine Corps? We'll see what h...Expand for more