Duke's Marshall Plumlee joining the Army

[MWes11]

I have a deep hatred for Duke, but you have to respect any Man or Woman who will fight for our country. Respect to Marshall Plumlee and the USA. It looks like he will be sworn in today, and he will join after the 2016 season.

http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/01/22/marshall-plumlee-be-sworn-us-army-friday#.VMJV8kfF_VQ

 

[Orange Soda King]

Wow. Best of luck to him, and a big thanks for being willing to serve our country like that!

 

[UKGrad93]

School work, basketball, and ROTC. That is a a heavy load to carry. Good luck to him.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Congratulations to him. Certainly has earned my respect.

 

[BBUK]

Good to see. There are still plenty of great young people in this country. It's a shame that the knuckleheads who are in the minority seem to get all the publicity.

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[Kycatspaws]

Way to go Marshall. Salute.

 

[WACB]

Nice! There have been 22 Plumlee's (give or take) in Duke's program over the last few years.

Finally, one I like!

(even though I'm former Air Force)

 

[LowCountryCat]

 

[ReloadUK98]

Have to respect that. Best of luck to him going forward.

 

[dezyDeco]

Yes, even though he is a floppin' Dukie... I offer respect and appreciation for his upcoming service to the Country.

 

[*CatinIL*]

Best of luck to him!

 

[RogerIndy]

It said that the 7 footer was granted a waiver because he is 4 inches above the Army's maximum height requirement. I wonder if he will get a non-combative assignment like David Robinson got in the Navy. Not sure a 7 footer can fit into a tank or APC, or for that matter, a foxhole! Congrats anyway, Marshall and thank you for your service!

 

[Bank Cat]

Originally posted by RogerIndy:
It said that the 7 footer was granted a waiver because he is 4 inches above the Army's maximum height requirement. I wonder if he will get a non-combative assignment like David Robinson got in the Navy. Not sure a 7 footer can fit into a tank or APC, or for that matter, a foxhole! Congrats anyway, Marshall and thank you for your service!

Very cool story. Thanks Marshall!

 

[Bigblueforever]

God bless you Marshall & best of luck.

This post was edited on 1/23 12:15 PM by Bigblueforever

 

[Cawood86]

A lot of respect for that. God bless and protect you young man.

 

[FlCATFan]

The young man certainly has my respect. Is it OK if I still don't like dUKe?

 

[Graves51]

Much respect to Maeshall Plumlee, God Bless!

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Good man.

 

[ManitouDan]

really cool to see the board supporting young Mr Plumlee , my daughter serves in the Army and the support is really appreciated . thanks big guy .

 

[JonathanUSAF]

From one veteran to a soon to be veteran, best of luck Marshall.

 

[catntn]

Congratulations to Marshall. Too many graduates don't see the big picture. Seems to me he has his priorities straight, whether is USA, USN, USAF or USCG. I applaud him. I was at WP when MK was there and chair thrower was honing his skills. Those teams played as teams...emphasis on teams. Marshall will quickly learn he is part of a team, if he didn't already know. Best of luck to Marshall. May God keep watch over him and his comrades, bringing them home safe from wherever their quest takes them.
GO CATS.

 

[Scotty00]

That's awesome...best of luck to him!!!

 

[JasonS.]

Good on that guy.

 

[LowCountryCat]

Imagine if he joined the U.S. Marshal Service.

People would address him as Marshal Plumlee.

 

[Ripcord65]

To "catntn" ...

When you were at WP, did you know a Cadet named Lewis James -- WP Class of '66 -- from Franklin, KY?