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I just got my box!
Oh I am so excited.My youngest came running out of the living room saying,Joey stuff is hear.Fedex is out there he ran down the driveway and meet the fedex guy at the bottem of the mountain.LOL He ran with it in the house and tore into the box,he misses his big brother so much.He grabbed the clothes and just smelled them and said "Joey"trying hard to hide his tears.It brought tears to my eyes.His navy bag and everything came back.Cell battery was out of the cell.My son arrived in the GL on the 12th.I am so happy.Please let me know if there are other moms out there with there sons arriving the same day as mine.
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Permalink Reply by BR549 on
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oh How I remember that day, my son graduated from BC on 19 MAR and I still have his stuff in that box that came home. I smell them every now and then. Now, hopefully you'll get that form letter tomorrow or saturday and he will write a few lines on the bottom for you. Good Luck!
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Permalink Reply by jennifer sh 11 div 296 9/2 on
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Br549 thank you so much.I may just leave his things i the box too except for the cell.LOL
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yes I took that out, for 8 weeks I searched those clothes for a note or anything and all I could find was a French fry receipt from the Airport in Chicago. lol
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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My DIL got the box while I was at work. She immediately washed everything, BUT I kept the box. It was the only thing I had with his handwriting on it for a while.
I still have the box. When he came home for a visit to get his bride, he made fun of me!!! Oh well, let him. I'm keeping his letters in it and some photos I took while he was at home. I have a box that I started when he was a wee little thing with his craft things from Bible School, Sunday School, Kindergarten, all the way through high school. Now this is my "man" box so I'll just add to it like my "boy" box.
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Permalink Reply by PROUDMAMMAOF2SAILORSSHIP11DIV383 on
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when my Mom and Dad got my son's box they both cried and I cried. I know the feeling .I'm proud of him but want him home. They would not even let my son keep his bible and I think that upset me the most..
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