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Comment by Sonar Chief 1 day ago

Sorry, I am a bit slow on this one. Lily, if there is a death in the family, the Red Cross is very capable of contacting the ship just as soon as someone can provide them with the information they need to release the message. Generally, the hospitals are familiar with what they need and will give it to you in one shot. Like Pat said, there is a difference in immediate and extended family. If deployed, the gov't will pay travel to CONUS if it involves an immediate family member.

Comment by Pat on November 14, 2009 at 2:34pm

Lily, if there is a death in the family, you'll need to contact the Red Cross who will verify the death and then contact your son's command. My father passed away in March and the Red Cross and the Navy were great. Ashley was home within 2 days. In the event of a deployment, it's possible the command may not permit leave to attend the funeral if it is relative outside of the immediate family. It's a good idea to have your son's work # because the Red Cross will need it to contact them.

Comment by Rhonda8881 on November 14, 2009 at 2:16pm

Yes, Lily. That is the only way if they are underway. That is the recommended contact by the Navy, if I remember correctly. I have not had to do this but my son's recruiter had it happen to him and he told us to follow that procedure if needed.

Comment by Lily AJ on November 14, 2009 at 2:08pm

Just a question, so if there is a death in the family, is the best way for this to be handled through the Red Cross rather then the person themselve or their command?

Comment by brook OrdieYF on November 12, 2009 at 9:27pm

Thanks Sue, Yes we are all excited and I agree, so far everything is coming through as it should but not exactly on my time line. (lol) The kids are a bit worried about school. They are so smart and very independent in their own right and I think the uniforms in school is whats on their minds now.. (ha).. Looking forward to holidays in Hawaii and just being back together with the hubby...

Comment by lynda n on November 11, 2009 at 4:27pm

Mary,I'm very sorry for your loss. But I know how proud you must be of your son to able to be there in his dress blues.

Comment by Sue on November 11, 2009 at 4:11pm

Hi everyone - haven't been on in a while - Brook - I'm sure everything will fall into place but I can imagine how stressed you are about this - its a big move. Are the kids excited? I met some kids in school. They started in July - so early. Will be a change for them.

Comment by Pat on November 11, 2009 at 3:31pm

Mary, I'm so sorry for your loss. That's wonderful that Nick was able to be at his grandfather's funeral. My dad passed away in March andf Ashley was able to come home too. My dad was a Navy Vet & a police officer so he had the military and police funeral. I loved the Vets playing the bagpipes. My step-mother requested that the service flag be given to Ashley and I don't take pictures at funerals but it was one time I wished I would have had my camera to capture the pride on Ashley's face.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 11, 2009 at 3:18pm

Hi all, I've been out of town for a couple of weeks...

We have our sailor home for all the wrong reasons. My father passed away last week and we did the official Red Cross notification and our son called to say he would be landing at 6am. His ship was wonderful about getting everything signed off and approving leave for him. My father was a WW2 vet and we had a military funeral with the honor guard, many vets in attendance and they did three volleys and the taps. Our son and my nephew (who is a Seabee) were both in their dress blues for the service. My dad would have been pleased.

Comment by brook OrdieYF on November 11, 2009 at 2:52am

Hi Everyone... Its getting close to the time when we leave our home to tansfer to HI. The husband has been there since mid Oct in schools but we were waiting on school break. I think we have everything in CA taken care of but now im on to stressing about HI, Housing is mind-blowing... As of now, Im planning on cashing in on all of my Timeshare and vacation rental Rewards to get together enough weeks of lodging before we actually find a home in the area and quality we are looking for...(i didnt realize how much vacation time we were paying for that we have never used..) uuggghh. I have two pre-teens and the thought of staying in the lodge with none of our personally belongings for 30+ days worries me. I would love to hear stories of how other families did the transition... Thanks soooo much

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