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So This Happened of the Day: Asking celebrities to the Marine Corps Ball just went next-level: At a Toys-for-Tots event on the Washington D.C.-adjacent Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Marine Lance Corporal Aaron Leeks managed to summon the courage he needed to ask Michelle Obama to accompany him to next year’s Marine Corps Ball.
Much to his surprise, the First Lady consented.
“She said, ‘yes.’ She’d love to go with me,” Leeks said. President Obama still needs to give the date his blessing, but, schedule permitting, Ms. Obama will be by Lance Cpl. Leeks’s side at Marine Corps Ball next November.
Asked what he was thinking, the marine explained that he “knew how supportive the first lady is of the family structure, in general, and especially military families,” and that asking her  out was a “thank you” to Ms. Obama for her kindness.
Leeks told ABCNews.com that he went alone to his first Marines ball, after the two women he asked turned him down. 
Though he is due to ship out to Afghanistan next month, Leeks expects to be back well in time for the ball. 
[ap / cnn / abcnews.]

thedailywhat:

So This Happened of the Day: Asking celebrities to the Marine Corps Ball just went next-level: At a Toys-for-Tots event on the Washington D.C.-adjacent Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Marine Lance Corporal Aaron Leeks managed to summon the courage he needed to ask Michelle Obama to accompany him to next year’s Marine Corps Ball.

Much to his surprise, the First Lady consented.

“She said, ‘yes.’ She’d love to go with me,” Leeks said. President Obama still needs to give the date his blessing, but, schedule permitting, Ms. Obama will be by Lance Cpl. Leeks’s side at Marine Corps Ball next November.

Asked what he was thinking, the marine explained that he “knew how supportive the first lady is of the family structure, in general, and especially military families,” and that asking her  out was a “thank you” to Ms. Obama for her kindness.

Leeks told ABCNews.com that he went alone to his first Marines ball, after the two women he asked turned him down

Though he is due to ship out to Afghanistan next month, Leeks expects to be back well in time for the ball. 

[apcnn / abcnews.]

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    Rock on, Michelle Obama.
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    Michelle Obama is the best.
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    Aww… why would any girl say no to this guy?
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    good call, Michelle. he’s pretty attractive.