Congratulations Danny!

This year's Cinco de Mayo was very exciting for my family! My younger brother, Daniel Barnes, began the final leg of his U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego with a medal ceremony. It's been a long 13 weeks for both Danny and the family. We're so excited his graduation date is finally here (tomorrow)! Pictured above is Danny saluting the Stars & Stripes with his Platoon (2067) just before the medal ceremony. Can you spot Private First Class Daniel Barnes? He's in the third row, almost exactly in the center of the photo.
Posted April 5, 2005 7:02 p.m.

Second Video Released of Danny's Platoon
Here's a new video link of Danny's marine training platoon. Danny comes up at 42 seconds into the clip. The countdown is on to his graduation!
Posted April 26, 2005 7:46 p.m.

Video Released of Danny's Marine Platoon

This is a photo of Danny taken from the first video clip release of his platoon. Looking forward to his graduation on May 6th!
Posted March 26, 2005 1:00 p.m.

Home From Havasupai!

My trek to Havasupai Indian Reservation was quite the adventure! From rain to snow to a near evacuation of the canyon, my friends and I had a very eventful trek to the infamous Havasu Falls! As you can see from the photo above, the waterfalls were absolutely spectacular, and the hike into the Grand Canyon was very scenic. Click here to view my photo gallery.
Posted March 26, 2005 12:45 p.m.

Coastal Cruising Certified!
I successfully completed my Basic Coastal Cruising Certification through the American Sailing Association this weekend. If you haven't visited me in awhile, it's time you come to America's Finest City so we can go for a sail on a larger sailboat (up to 32' in length). I'm already looking forward to my first trip to Catalina! I'm hoping to make it up for a quick weekend trip in May.
Posted March 13, 2005 8:25 p.m.

Mizzou Grad Turned ESPN Anchor
Mike Hall, the winner of last year's ESPN Dream Job contest makes his debut in the ESPNU anchor chair tonight! What an incredible story about a Missouri Journalism School graduate. Click here to read about Mike's amazing career.
Posted March 5, 2005 5:05 p.m.

Danny Begins Boot Camp
My younger brother, Danny, missed the Super Bowl last night to begin his training to become a U.S. Marine. If you've always wondered what it's like to go through a military boot camp, take a look at their schedule. It's sure not easy by any means. Hats off to Danny for taking on the challenge and serving our country! Danny plans to go through the Aviation program and become a fighter pilot. When he's done with the service, he wants to be an airline pilot. The countdown is on to May 6th when he graduates from MCRD!
Posted February 7, 2005 7:25 a.m.

Happy New Year From Times Square!
Armed with my official Times Square party hat and balloon, I rang in 2005 in grand fashion with my family in New York City! My younger brother and I braved an enormous crowd and endured more than 11 hours of waiting for the infamous Waterford cyrstal ball to drop in Times Square. Was it worth it? Yes, most definitely! It was an incredible experience!
Posted January 3, 2005 7:00 a.m.

SCUBA Certified!
It's official -- I've completed the PADI Open Water SCUBA Certification course. I wrapped up the course this weekend with a 60 ft. dive to a wreck off the Coronado Islands.What a fantastic experience! I can hardly wait for next summer's Sail & SCUBA Excursion at the Florida Keys.
Posted October 3, 2004 10:30 p.m.

Birthday at PETCO
I celebrated my 26th Birthday with a nice Padres victory over the Dodgers at PETCO Park.
Posted September 28, 2004 10:01 p.m.

First Entry!
JeffreyBarnes.com undergoes a major redesign! I'm pleased to announce the completion of my new and improved home on the Web! Special thanks to a college friend, Mike Pirner, for enticing me into updating my Web site. More photos and adventures pages coming soon!
Posted August 29, 2004 2:10 a.m.