Sgt David Barrett...

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPEN TO ME, MY GIRLFRIEND MARLENE, MY FAMILY, MOMMA, TOMMY, DAD AND KATHY, MY SISTER MORGAN, ROSIE, GRANDDAD, AND MEMA.

THIS SHOUT OUT GOES OUT TO NAN, AKA MONIC, AND JESS. THANKS FOR MY MOVIE. YOU'RE THE BEST!

1. BEING A MARINE TO ME MEANS HOLDING YOURSELF TO A HIGHER STANDARD, BELIEVING IN WHAT YOU DO, AND ACCOMPLISHING WHATEVER MISSION IS ASSIGNED...AND TO DO IT WITH SOME TENACITY.

2. THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN MY LIFE IS MY MOM. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TRUE INSPIRATION TO ME, TAKING WHAT EVER SHE HAD AND MAKING THE BEST FOR HER AND US KIDS. I NEVER APPRECIATED IT UNTIL I WAS OLDER AND SAW WHAT SHE HAD GONE THROUGH . THANKS MOM. YOU'RE THE BEST!

3. MY BEST FRIENDS ARE MARLENE, PETE, DOAN, DYAS, WIMMER, AND GUITRON.

4. MY IDEAL VACATION WOULD BE A TRIP TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS FOR TWO WEEKS.

5. FAVORITE FOOD IS MY MOM'S CHICKEN CORDON BLUE AND FILET MINGON WITH BERNAISE SAUCE...AND YOUR ENCHILADAS, BABY.

6. EMERIL LAGASE IS MY IDOL.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A FRIEND AND A FELLOW MARINE THAT DIED RECENTLY IN OIF, SGT JADYON PATTERSON. HE WAS FROM MY HOME TOWN, WAKEFIELD, VA. I WANTED TO SAY I KNOW HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY HONORABLY. TO STEPH AND YOUR FAMILY MR. AND MRS. PATTERSON, I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. HE WAS A GREAT GUY THAT ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE.