As the oldest child and grandchild on both sides of his family, Marine Corps Staff Sgt.
Darin Hoover told NBC News that Taylor Hoover was a “fun-loving, goofy kid” who was always surrounded by friends and family and who cared deeply about his two sisters, who looked up to their big brother. In family photos, Darin Hoover said, his son was always at the center, with his siblings and cousins “flocking” to him.
“It was a place for him to have a little bit of solitude and for us to be with him,” Darin Hoover said.Taylor Hoover was 11 years old when the Sept. 11 terrorist attack happened. His father recalled military recruiters later coming into his son’s high school and said that Taylor immediately knew he wanted to join the Marines. “He was dead set on it,” Darin Hoover said.
Darin Hoover said that he recently had conversations with his son about his military career and whether he would stay once his enlistment period was up in about a year. Darin Hoover said his son was torn about what to do next, but had ultimately decided that he should continue.
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