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Comment by Michaels mom Karen 5 hours ago

I dont think they can send our kids back for at least 6 months. How exciting that she got back on Thanksgiving night.

Comment by conneltrsmom 6 hours ago

Hello All, I hope that everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving. I am truly thankful for all of our brave men and women who are away from their families defending this great country. My heart goes out to all of those who have lost a loved one. I finally heard from my daughter this morning. She arrived safely back to Norfolk from Afghanistan on Thanksgiving night. We are very proud of her and hope that she won't have to deploy again anytime soon. Now I can rest a little easier, at least for a while.

Comment by Michaels mom Karen 1 day ago

Navy 08 mom, thats great that your son will be back. I think I read he is in Qatar. If he has to be anywhere thats the place to be. I checked when my son was there and I think they hadnt had a death since 1985. They are also right next to a country that has never been in a war.

Comment by Navy 08 mom 1 day ago

Very soon I'll be able to see my sailor put his boots on American soil. It is all I can think about. What an adventure this has become even for me. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter all the time.

Comment by Cathy on November 26, 2009 at 1:34pm

Special thoughts to all you families whose loved ones are still deployed, and heartfelt sorrow to the McClouds. May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving - Thank you to all the soldiers/sailors for your courage and sacrifice. God Bless.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 26, 2009 at 12:30pm

Happy Thanksgiving to all - just wanted to share that Gary Sinise of CSI NY fame and Forest Gump aka as Lt. Dan's Band will be entertaining the troops in Iraq at 3 pm eastern time on Fox news channel. It is not a live show but Gary has done much to support our troops over the years and thought you might want it out -

Comment by TexasDocMom on November 26, 2009 at 10:44am

Wishing all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, I know this is the toughest group to write this to, with so many far away and in war zones. The multitude of prayers going up in your children's names will include giving military parents strength to keep that voice calm on the phone and tears later in the shower! I hope you each hear from your kids over the weekend and enjoy the family and friends that are with you today.
Today I will be sitting at my daughter's table with two Iraq war vets...my son and my SIL who was an Army Ranger in the Gulf War. We will be so thankful they are there with us, and we will not forget you or your children in our blessing.

Wear stretchy clothes today....

Comment by Navy 08 mom on November 26, 2009 at 10:37am

Alex and Mike's mom......wow! I'm thinking you sound fine and very sane. I'm not sure how I would be if I were in your shoes. Boot camp is tough, deployments are tougher, and moms learn to be the toughest. My son is currently deployed in the Middle East (Qatar) but will be back in the states soon. My daughter teaches school in Montana. So we have no one at home with us. The house is way to quiet with just me and my husband. This is our first Thanksgiving with out either of them. I'm still making a big dinner. I can smell the turkey as I'm writing this. Our extended families get together with their immediate family so the rest of us have done this too. So that's great until your kids are so far away. This day I'll be thankful for the day we are together again.
Wishing you and yours all the best!

Comment by AlexMomMJ on November 25, 2009 at 7:51pm

Hi. My name is MJ. I'm a 47 year old mother of four (3 boys, 1 girl), and married for almost 27 years now. In March of 2009, our oldest son, Mike (22) joined the Army. In August, he got married, and on November 5th, he deployed to Afghanistan. On November 18th, our second son, Alex (18), left with his Navy Recruiter for Dep and is now in Great Lakes for boot camp. He tested well on ASVAB and their goal was to set him in engineering. He preferred becoming a Sub Sonar Tech. Excited and nervous, Alex left home....and we quell our empty-nest feelings with the knowledge that he's building a solid future.

If this has the feel of one mommy living in a bubble, humor me. It's keeping me going, right now. :)

Comment by Navy 08 mom on November 25, 2009 at 2:54pm

I will add the McLoud family to my prayers.

Just found out today my son's return date was pushed back a couple of days. Of course all we have been given are just rumored dates anyways but we are getting so close. They are so ready to be home I pray they keep their morale up. I'm so ready to hug that boy. Tomorrow on Thanksgiving my husband and I will celebrate together and be thankful for the fact that both kids will be home for Christmas. I'll be waiting by the computer for my Skype call.
Happy Thanksgiving Navy Family!!

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