High schooler to U.S. Marine
Jordan Hunkin was barely a teenager when he first told his mom he wanted to be a U.S. Marine.
“He said, I’m going in the military, mom; I want to be a Marine. I didn’t have a problem with it. I mean, to be in the military was an honor,” said Jordan’s mom, Beverly Hunkin.
By 17, Hunkin enlisted. The young recruit even made the local news in Tampa Bay when he skipped his high school graduation to pursue military service…