Veteran grandfather only mildly excited grandson decided to join Coast Guard

Smattering of applause.

By Slab Squatthrust

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Slightly upset that the grandson he raised couldn’t be bothered to join an actual armed service, a local Marine veteran grandfather was only mildly excited Monday that his grandchild, Baxter, has unceremoniously enlisted in the Coast Guard.

“We always taught Baxter to follow in his family’s footsteps and join the m…