THANKS!

[Becky]

A FEW MONTHS AGO I POSTED A LETTER ASKING FOR ADVICE REGARDING MY SON ERIC WHO IS A SEABEE. I RECEIVED AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF RESPONSES. I TRULY WANTED TO ANSWER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO WROTE TO ME. I HOPE EVERYONE WHO WROTE WILL GET TO READ THIS. I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU WHO WROTE. YOUR ADVICE AND KIND WORDS HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY. MY SON AT THE TIME WAS GOING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT ADJUSTMENT PERIOD AND AS A MOM I WAS GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF HELPLESSNESS AND I FELT TOTALLY LOST. READING EVERYONE'S LETTERS HELPED MORE THEN YOU COULD IMAGINE, AND KNOWING I HAD FRIENDS TO REACH OUT TO WAS AMAZING. SINCE THEN ERIC HAS MADE A COMPLETE TURN AROUND. HE IS DOING VERY WELL AND HAS SINCE MADE WONDERFUL FRIENDS. HE IS ALMOST FINISHED WITH A SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN PASSING ALL OF HIS TESTS. HE WILL BE HOME IN SEPTEMBER FOR LEAVE AND WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING HIS VISIT. WE SPEAK OFTEN ON THE PHONE AND THE DIFFERENCE IN HIM IS AMAZING. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK EACH AND EVERYONE WHO WROTE TO ME. YOUR LETTERS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY. I WISH ALL OF YOU A WONDERFUL SUMMER AND MAY YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS REMAIN SAFE AND WELL. THANK YOU AGAIN, BECKY ( West Islip, NY)

[Chris A.]

Isn't N4M the greatest?! Thank you US Navy for giving us this outlet for our fears and cheers.