So, what do you say?
I'm beyond excited that you're here, so let's talk about why you should stay...
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We should get to know one another.
My name is Aaron Courts. I am a native Texan and grew up in Southeast Texas. I enlisted in the Marine Corps before my senior year at Vidor High School and was trained as an ammunition technician in the Corps. I would meet my future wife during my first enlistment, a Marine veteran herself, and marry her some 10 years l…