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Just got a phone call!
so I just got a phone call! it was only like a minute long and he was talking so fast that I didn't really have a chance to talk back but it was better than nothing! haha. But with A School, how long is it? and will he be able to have his phone back and text or call me? any answers please.
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Permalink Reply by ScottsMom ship 02 DIV 949 on
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I wanted to let you ladies know that I have completed some of my BOOT CAMP journal pages. They are a great way to memorialize your SR's journey through boot camp. There will be nine pages in total. I hope everyone is doing well.
Thanks Gals Maggie
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Permalink Reply by Susan, Michael's mom on
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Yes, I got my phone call last Wed, too. Very brief! No chance to even say: "I love you!" And then, I got the "kid in a box" on Friday! I think he's having a good time, but we do miss him at home!
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Permalink Reply by Susq on
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Got my call Wed night, he sounded like a lil robot. First I cried until my daughter reminded me of how we will all laugh about this when he's done. Stay strong everyone! This is so hard not knowing what our kids are going trough but I cherish all the laughs I know we are gonna have when I get to see and hug him at graduation.
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You got the "zombie" call. It was stunning to hear our son actually talk that fast (we are Southerners) and we are not "fast talkers.: I have to tell you that letters from home are a lifeline for these kids. My son got his and then earned a call home for his doing well in an inspection. What he told us was that he was very homesick until he got a stack of letters, "just when he needed them the most." I posted his mailing address on my Facebook account and a lot of my friends dropped him notes while he was at camp. Some of the people on my FB account are folks that he doesn't know. They just wrote and said that they "knew his dad and that they were very proud of him." He talks about those letters more than the ones he got from me and his mom.
One thing that was especially cool. After graduation, he wanted to go to a shopping mall. At the mall, he was wearing his dress blues and people were coming up to shake his hand and tell him how much they appreciated his service to the country. That part was very cool.
Dave
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