Father and son serve together.Maj. Peter D. Charboneau is a busy man. Not only is he the communications electronic officer for MACG-28 (Reinforced); he is also responsible for keeping an eye on a Marine who isn't even part of his unit--his youngest son, Joe. Joe and his older brother Pete, both lance corporals lance corporal n. 1. Abbr. LCpl A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above private first class and below corporal. 2. One who holds this rank. , followed in their father's footsteps by joining the Marine Corps. Joe serves with Headquarters and Support Battalion's Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. Company at Camp Lejeune Camp LeJeune (ləzh  n`), U.S. marine corps base, 82,969 acres (33,576 hectares), SE N.C., SE of Jacksonville; est. 1941. , N.C., and Pete serves as a helicopter mechanic with HMLA-269, MCAS McCune-Albright syndrome (MCAS)A genetic syndrome characterized in girls by the development of ovarian cysts and puberty before the age of 8, together with abnormalities of bone structure and skin pigmentation. Mentioned in: Ovarian Cysts New River, N.C., and is in Al Asad, Iraq, on his first deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Charboneau was preparing to transfer from Cherry Point to Quantico when he heard Joe was deploying to Iraq. He immediately asked for a modification to his upcoming orders so he could be near his son. Pete, trying to be near his father and brother, volunteered to temporarily transfer to 2nd LAAD LAAD Low Altitude Air Defense LAAD Littoral Area Air Defense (Navy) LAAD Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation, SA LAAD Low Altitude Active Deceleration BN, the unit in charge of protecting their air base. Fortunately for Mrs. Charboneau, Pete didn't go. She put up a sign that said, "Having a Marine son go to Iraq: Heartbreaking heart·break·ing adj. 1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. . Having a Marine husband go with him: Awesome. Having another Marine son stay back with me: Priceless." Maj. Charboneau is proud of his Marine sons, but says there is one small disadvantage of serving with one of them in Iraq. "It's the same thing as back home. I have to tell him to do his laundry, clean his room, and brush his teeth." Story and Photo by Sgt. Juan Vara, 2nd MAW |
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