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ANYONE WHO HAS A SAILOR ON THE USS SIMPSON
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My son Joshua is on the USS Simpson and if you have a family member on the ship I would love to hear from you. Lori
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Latest Activity: Jan 1, 2015
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Comment by Caroline on January 26, 2012 at 11:47pm
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I'm sending my package off tomorrow (and another to a second sailor whose name I drew in a Navy Mom group). I have the boxes and the customs forms, where does the form go? There are probably instructions on the side but I'm being lazy at the moment. My shift ended 3 1/2 hours later than planned...
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Hi everyone! I haven't been on in a few days, work has rudely interfered ;) I loved the article, Patricia, thanks for sharing with us! Tracy, I was a psych major but never a Psych nurse. I think I could like that if I could choose my patients lol. Whatelks, my son - Spencer - is a total smart ass and from what he told me before they deployed, they all like kidding around so I know that's making things easier for them! I didn't hear from him today but yesterday, he thought maybe he was starting to keep the Malaria pills down. He said there were a LOT of guys, throwing them up - poor things! I can't wait to see pictures either!!
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Comment by whatelks67 on January 26, 2012 at 9:59am
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well atleast they will have a good time, that's for sure with all the smart butts on board.
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Comment by pam bailey on January 25, 2012 at 10:25pm
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Sounds like a bunch of comedians on that ship.
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Comment by PatriciaT on January 25, 2012 at 9:33pm
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Whatelks, when I was talking w/my son about the picture of the men at the rails, he said "Look for me. I'm the one with the blue shirt and white hat." The master of understatement and a smart butt for sure!
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Yes. Josh told me he borrowed one of his friends cameras to take some pictures until he gets one and I said what are you taking pictures of, his reply...stuff
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ok, anyone else got a smart butt for a child/boyfriend/husband??? my dear son sends me an email that says. "yeah, i'm almost somewhere!" lol.
Loved the article, sent it to everyone in the family.
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Comment by navywife88 on January 24, 2012 at 10:56pm
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What an AWESOME article!!! thank you for posting that!!! I just emailed it to my husband, he works with the Fire Scout when it lands and takes off :D
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You've probably all seen this already. I'm usually the last to find these things lol, but take a look at this:
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewStory/story_ID/25915...
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Spacey, my son's a CTT. This is his 1st deployment. He's getting a lot out of the experience so far and is excited about starting his college courses.
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