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when it comes to leadership . The 

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things I learned from my father is 

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patients not reacting to a situation 

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just off the cuff , taking time and 

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processing it . When my father gave me 

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my first salute , it was kind of a 

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surreal moment and honestly I know I 

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can , I can speak for myself on this . 

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Like I never thought that would ever 

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happen when I first enlisted in the 

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marine Corps . So for that to happen , 

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you know , almost 20 years later there 

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was a great moment , something that 

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I'll always cherish and and look back 

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on to me . Being a father 

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means teaching them the things I wish I 

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knew or the mistakes that I've made in 

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the past and is helping them grow and 

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navigate through this world at , at 

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times is often confusing . I have a 

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four year old son named Camillo and a 

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three year old daughter named Sarah . 

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They're great kids , a lot of 

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personality . So it's fun to be around 

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them and watch them grow up and 

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discover new things about the world . 

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And probably the thing I'm most proud 

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about as a dad for them is how much 

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they love each other and take care of 

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each other being a platoon commander . 

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You deal with , you know , tons of 

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different situations um , when it comes 

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to your marines and then I think about 

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how if my kids were marines , what I 

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would expect from , you know , their 

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leadership . So I try to give that type 

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of leadership to you know , the marines 

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and give them that type of advice and 

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mentor ship , Happy Father's today .