USS Blue Ridge

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Comment by CCR 1 day ago

My son says "mail call on our ship is almost every day... I saw the ad on afn network..the tv channels we get..and its advertised on facebook.its called http://www.facebook.com/l/092ca;apobox.com"
Maybe some of you could benefit from this service.

Comment by Kathleen~Jonis' Ma*** on November 27, 2009 at 4:22pm

Well; since Jonis is back in Japan I've been getting a lot of little short calls... It's funny.... He'll be on his way from the ship or to the ship from somewhere & he wants someone to talk to.... He calls his MAAA....

Comment by Molly mom of 2 + 330,701 sailors on November 27, 2009 at 2:56pm

Tucker will be thrilled ---- What time does he fly into Seattle ? I know Tucker needs to check in about 4 hours before flight.
I bet they even know each other from GL ---Tucker said he met a few CS going to the BR.

Comment by Rozy124 on November 27, 2009 at 2:02pm

Molly, we read Rob's itinerary wrong and he does leave at 1:00 am on the same flight as Tucker. I will email you his cell phone number. He does have a sponsor so he can stick with Robert getting into Japan. That's awesome they can travel together !!!!

Comment by CCR on November 27, 2009 at 12:50pm

Got a call this morning, he said he had watch yesterday but got to eat. speaking of that, I posted a link on the CS (culinary specialist) Moms group. Its the 2009 heroes of the ACF (american culinary federation) Hope you can send it on to your sailors.

Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on November 26, 2009 at 1:13pm

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Comment by Kathleen~Jonis' Ma*** on November 25, 2009 at 5:12pm

Linn; That is so wonderful that our kiddos have made such a connection... It just tickles me to death... He called me this morning/his night & we talked about an hour... Should I say he talked & I did a lot of listening... We're both enjoying being about to reach out to each other so easy since they are back in home port...

And everyone hold your breath..... He's agreeing to download Skype.... So Linn if Kristina had anything to do w/changing his mind... Tell her I said TY, TY, TY... He said that he's heard a lot of ppl talking about how fun it is & how they didn't know what they would do w/o it... He comes home in about 33 days... so YES I"M COUNTING DOWN.....

Comment by Linn on November 25, 2009 at 12:34pm

Hi Ladies, Kristina was told never to travel in any of her uniforms as it might draw unwanted attention to them, especially overseas. Have never heard that the rules were different for traveling within the States. As for a sponsor, Kristina was really really lucky and had a wonderful sponsor who helped her every step of the way. I'll ask her about options for assistance.
Kathleen, I found out that she and Jonis have become quite good friends after spending many nights on the bridge. She said Jonis is in her watch group. I was so excited that they'd made a connection. She also said that they both get a kick out of knowing we've connected via this group. Makes the world seem a whole lot smaller. Ok - back to work. Will check in later.

Comment by Molly mom of 2 + 330,701 sailors on November 25, 2009 at 8:53am

Rozy ----the military does not want/allow you to wear your uniform when traveling to other countries (security post 9/11) ---unless you are going as a unit and they go directly into a military base. BUT just the opposite in the states they want you to wear your uniform. Also coming home is the same way ---when I go to do welcome homes they never wear their uniform when coming from another country.(unless in a group)
Maybe we are NOT on the same flight as Tucker leaves at 1am (dang) I would feel better if at least he had another flying in at the same time as him. With no sponsor so far --i just dont want him to fly into and not know what to do. Also I think I am a little on edge as Tucker does not have much Navy time under his belt ---so he does not understand the system. (he has been in a total of 3.5 months)

Comment by Kathleen~Jonis' Ma*** on November 24, 2009 at 8:24pm

Rozy; sometimes when they are traveling it's best not to draw attention to themselves.... esp when traveling overseas.....

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