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Comment by MEsailormom on July 22, 2011 at 8:29am

@ Robin (I am a Robin too!). Platoon 3 was front right and they recieved the top platoon award! Hope you can find your Corpsman in the sea of shaved heads!

Comment by MEsailormom on July 22, 2011 at 8:21am

Comment by MEsailormom on July 22, 2011 at 8:05am

Home. 3.03 AM. The trip was full of everything...most of all a 6'6" buff Corpsman who was sure glad to see his Mom! I have all sorts of commentary on FMBT graduation (passes, directions, what to expect) but will catch those up when I am a little more rested. I held back the tears of goodbye until the last hug in the Baymont parking lot as he headed out for the drive to CA. Then I fell apart, we both laughed at me and yes he wiped away his own tears. Wish I could be better on that piece. The deployment discussion over dinner the night before really shoook me.  God bless all you sandbox parents!

Comment by mikes mom on July 21, 2011 at 11:45am

Its a six hour flight for me to go to CL... I didn't go to my sons graduation, but his older sister did..

Comment by rockwido(S07Div359) on July 21, 2011 at 8:33am

Its about 6 hours....we live almost at the other end of NC

Comment by mikes mom on July 21, 2011 at 12:01am

Wow !!! Really ? So you live pretty close to CL ..

Comment by rockwido(S07Div359) on July 20, 2011 at 4:32pm

Well I hate to tell you moms that were expecting pics from me I didn't get any...not a very pic friendly kinda graduation.  (Nothing like Chicago) It was really dry and to the point.  They called their names before they even got their certificates. I was looking for a few sailors for moms and couldn't tell who was who.  And you talk about getting outa their...my son told me to go to the student parking where his car was and he'd meet me their.  They were kids undressing in cars, in the parking lot and everywhere you looked, they were getting outta there as fast as they could..no photo ops there...LOL.  We did have lunch with some of his friends before we started on our 6 hour drive home...after 6 loads of laundry he is gone again on his was to Knoxville.

Comment by Scrappy1(Carol) on July 20, 2011 at 7:15am

Congratulations to all the Graduates.  Another accomplishment to be proud of.  I pray for their protection as they move to their new locations.  I pray for all their family members for the strength they will need to be strong.  God Bless you all.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 19, 2011 at 5:31pm

I renew AAA for myself and my son every year, call it one of his Christmas presents!  Flat tires, dead batteries, all that good stuff that happens to us all eventually.   It's hard to let go, but we can use the stuff we've learned to help them as they make their own way.   

Comment by Robin(Corpsman-DA Mom) on July 19, 2011 at 4:55pm

hisbiggestfan....we are on the same page! HA! When we would fly together as a family before he joined, we would get him to navigate through the airport to the correct gate and he rarely got it right. So when he was flying to and from Chicago, I would constantly be texting him to make sure he was at the right gate and getting on the right plane. He would text me "Mom! I'm sitting at the correct gate...just where I need to be!!". It's just so hard to let go but they do seem to do OK on their own. My son is actually on the road right now, driving from Camp LeJuene to Parris Island. Much better drive than across country!! Good luck to your sailor.

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