Letter to the Editor: Do You Have a Son or Daughter Serving in the Military?

[Editor's Note: The following Letter to the Editor was sent to Patch earlier this week and we thought it would be a great opportunity to connect other families from the early days of Cipriani Elementary School (or other Belmont/Redwood Shores schools) who may have sons and daughters serving in the military.]

Dear Editor,

My son, Michael Chase, was in the first returning kindergarten class at Cipriani Elementary School in 1994.*

I ran in to a mom at Safeway that I hadn’t seen since the kids moved on to Ralston. They are 2007 high school grads.

She told me son is in the Marines. My son is also in the Marines.

A few days later I found out another classmate was in the Navy.

I’m just wondering how many of our local kids have entered the military.

I went to Barrett, Ralston, and Carlmont. I do not recall any of my classmates enlisting. Any chance people (parents) can post in the Patch to get an idea?

Denise Chase

*[Note: Cipriani Elementary School re-opened in the early 1990s after being closed for several years due to a drop in enrollment. The first class of kindergartners entered in 1994.]

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