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Comment by Rena Alegria on August 25, 2009 at 4:34pm

Hello all..
I am removing myself from this discussion today. I will still be following it however it is still flooding my emails with notes and I cannot keep up. Thank you very much. I will still follow here and on myspace.

Semper Fi

Alegria

Comment by Kim on August 21, 2009 at 12:53pm

oh this made me cry! what a true AMERICAN! Thank you! My son wont be going till 2012 , stories like theese make it easier to know we are all behind them and we want the best for them to return home safe.

Comment by Phyllis D on August 21, 2009 at 9:34am

Hi everyone. I am new here but am trying to connect with people that have sons are daughters in the navy. My son just left for boot camp on Tuesday. It has been hard on me and I am sure it has been hard on him. We were very close. It was just him and I for the last 5 yrs. I am waiting for that ominous box that he sent me with all the things that connects him to home. Even though I know it is coming I am sure it will hit me like a ton of bricks. 3 or 4 weeks of no communication with him is unbearable and 8 or 9 weeks of not seeing him is intolerable for me. But I know I will survive for I am a strong person thanks to my mother and God.
If you want to check out my myspace page it is www.myspace.com/phyldoer
look forward to see you there.

Comment by Gloria P. on August 20, 2009 at 8:44pm

Hello everyone just wanted to say that my son will be leaving us this saturday to his new station at Pearl Harbor, Hi. He will be miss. Having him home for the last 2 weeks has been great. We are excited and proud of him of all he's done so far. Now its a start of a new adventure. Guess its time to plan a trip out there :)

Comment by Marion/ DIV 940 SHIP 6/ in A-sch on August 19, 2009 at 8:29pm

Hello, Im also on myspace... My Son Grad PIR Friday, im so excited... leave me a meassage, i always love meeting new friends...

Comment by Pat/Angelinas' mom on August 19, 2009 at 4:21pm

Sea World has a policy in witch they allow militery (up to 4) in thier sea world for free, that is great, awsome, but now theres always a but. It is only for active duty militery. I have a family member who is retired after 20 years active duty and is now a police officer for the DOD and was told he did not qualify for this, maybe I'm wrong but if they still work for the DOD (department of defense) on a Navel base isn't that still active and still miltatery. I know they can't just let everyone in for free but fairs, fair. If you agree or even if you don't please pass this along it may help another family from being dissapointed.

Comment by Kimmy Proud Navy Mom on August 3, 2009 at 6:25pm

Diane that was so totally AWESOME!! What a wonderful opportunity you had been given and you took the bull by the horns and took care of business. My hat is off to you my friend. That could've been any of our children that you fed and may God Bless you for it. And I want to Thank You for your kindness. And the others as well that contributed without hesitating.

Comment by Gloria P. on August 3, 2009 at 4:32pm

Diane that was wonderful. It brought a tear to my eyes. God Bless our military.

Comment by Diane on August 2, 2009 at 8:35pm

Hi All!
I got this from a friend and thought that I would share it with you. I know that I have done something like this at airports and in the malls of America.

Enjoy!
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Lunches

I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.

Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.

'Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan.

After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time...

As I reached for my wallet, I overheard soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base '

His friend agreed.

I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'

Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?'

'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class. 'This is your thanks.'

After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did... I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars.


Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, 'I want to shake your hand.'

Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.

Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.

When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'

Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.


It seemed so little...

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America " for an amount of up to and including my life.'

That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'

May God give you the courage to pass this along. ....

I JUST DID

Comment by Nikki on July 20, 2009 at 6:18pm

I remember my first phone call............Oh how exciting!!

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