Yegor and Kirill Nikolayev

Here they are! My two newest grandsons! Two of the Sweetest and bravest boys in the whole United States of America. They joined our family from Ukraine in October of 2005, immediately applied for a green card. When the green card came in the fall of 2006, after making a trip back to Ukraine to visit friends before joining the Marines for four years they went to the recruiting station and Kirill, had changed his mind and joined the Navy. He is through with basic training in Great Lakes and is now in San Diego. He wrote me that he was the happiest man in the world, going to San Diego. On the left is Yegor, joining the Marines, was here until after Christmas then left for Parris Island for his training. He was hurt during some of the training and had to have surgery on his shoulder which was out of place. He is doing well and hopefully recovering there and his training will be resumed soon. He had done so well that as he was preparing to leave his outfit, his DI said He would swap every man in there for five Nikolayev's. If he had five Nikolayev's and five rifles he would win this war. Keep our two young men on your hearts and in your prayers as they serve their new country. They will become citizens as quickly as possible.