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Another Marine says 'thank you'
 Marine Staff Sgt. Mike Taylor visits the Wamsutta Middle School seventh-grade class Thursday. Taylor, a native of Attleboro who now resides in Jacksonville, Fla., was the recipient of Christmas gifts last year from the seventh-grade Attleboro students. (Staff photo by Mark Stockwell)
Top Headlines Taylor, a former Attleboro resident and son of Wamsutta staff member Elaine Taylor and her husband Art, was happy to oblige Thursday with a visit and a question and answer session with about 100 students. "The first thing I want to say is thank you," said the 6-foot Marine. He said cards and gifts sent by students "were just awesome" and were shared with many other servicemen and women where he was stationed at Camp Fallujah. "It really made a difference," he said. Taylor said he and his buddies particularly liked the footballs students sent, not to mention shaving and personal supplies. "That shaving gear was gone just like that," Taylor quipped. Taylor answered a plethora of questions from the seventh-graders, including how long he had been in the Marine Corps, what he thought of his job and where else in the world he had served. For the record, Taylor said he joined the Corps in 1998 after signing up for training in high school. In addition to a yearlong stay in Iraq, Taylor said he'd also visited Italy, Kosovo, Turkey and Russia. He's now based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he lives with his wife, a former Marine. Taylor said he loves his job, and plans to remain in the Corps for another 10 years. "I wouldn't change anything I've done," he said. Taylor received training as a diesel engine and truck mechanic when he joined the Corps and worked on all kinds of vehicles, other than tanks. Taylor's younger brother, Steven, now an actor, also served abroad in the Air Force.
Post Your Comments Paul Couturier wrote on Apr 6, 2008 7:06 AM: " Hey jose, have YOU ever been to Iraq? " Realist wrote on Mar 14, 2008 4:24 PM: " To jose21 - so patriotism is only serving when it suits you? " jose21 wrote on Mar 14, 2008 2:39 PM: " yeah, eaxctly what i want my kids to be taught, go join the military and die in a war that has nothing to do with your country or family. " skeptic wrote on Mar 14, 2008 2:16 PM: " Yeah, Yeah and there are priests who are pedofiles, crooked cops, firemen who never leave the station, doctors who rape patients.
There are bad people everywhere, fortunately they are in the minority - so if you want to have fun and tear down people go ahead. I'll name a profession and you tear it down. I think it's great that the children are given a positive example of a military person. They can also learn that the armed services are a career option. " jose21 wrote on Mar 14, 2008 11:47 AM: " On the flip side, not every member of the Military is a hero. I was in the Military, there were plenty of out of shape fat kids that couldn't run 2 miles, kids with drug problems, kids that had no problem jumping someone at an ATM machine. Just because someone serves in the Military, doesn't mean they are a hero that defended the USA.
I'm not saying this kid falls into any of those catagories, just making a point. " Realist wrote on Mar 14, 2008 10:30 AM: " It's great that the kids get to meet the members of the military. It shows that the armed services are made up of people like the ones they know. The military is not some faceless machine that the NBC news would like to have you believe. " or
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