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Destroyer Moms (DDG)

Moms of Sailors serving on a destroyer

Members: 394
Latest Activity: Aug 1, 2021

Description and List of all Destroyers in the Navy

Destroyers - DDG    Crew: 278 (24 officers)

Ships:

USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), Norfolk, VA  click here
USS BARRY (DDG 52), Norfolk, VA  click here
USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53), San Diego, CA
USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54), Yokosuka, Japan  click here
USS STOUT (DDG 55), Norfolk, VA
USS JOHN S. McCAIN (DDG 56), Yokosuka, Japan
USS MITSCHER (DDG 57), Norfolk, VA
USS LABOON (DDG 58), Norfolk, VA
USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), Pearl Harbor, HI

USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG 60), San Diego, CA
USS RAMAGE (DDG 61), Norfolk, VA click here
USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62), Yokosuka, Japan
USS STETHEM (DDG 63), Yokosuka, Japan click here
USS CARNEY (DDG 64), Mayport, FL
USS BENFOLD (DDG 65), San Diego, CA
USS GONZALEZ (DDG 66), Norfolk, VA
USS COLE (DDG 67), Norfolk, VA cllick here
USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68), Mayport, FL
USS MILIUS (DDG 69), San Diego, CA

USS HOPPER (DDG 70), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS ROSS (DDG 71), Norfolk, VA
USS MAHAN (DDG 72), Norfolk, VA
USS DECATUR (DDG 73), San Diego, CA
USS McFAUL (DDG 74), Norfolk, VA
USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75), Norfolk, VA
USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), San Diego, CA
USS O'KANE (DDG 77), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS PORTER (DDG 78), Norfolk, VA
USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79), Norfolk, VA

USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80), Mayport, FL click here
USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG 81), Norfolk, VA
USS LASSEN (DDG 82), Yokosuka, Japan
USS HOWARD (DDG 83), San Diego, CA
USS BULKELEY (DDG 84), Norfolk, VA
USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85), San Diego, CA
USS SHOUP (DDG 86), Everett, WA
USS MASON (DDG 87), Norfolk, VA
USS PREBLE (DDG 88), San Diego, CA
USS MUSTIN (DDG 89), Yokosuka, Japan

USS CHAFEE (DDG 90), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS PINCKNEY (DDG 91), San Diego, CA
USS MOMSEN (DDG 92), San Diego, CA
USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), Pearl Harbor, HI click here
USS NITZE (DDG 94), Norfolk, VA
USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95), Norfolk, VA
USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG 96), Norfolk, VA
USS HALSEY (DDG 97), San Diego, CA
USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG 98), Norfolk, VA  click here
USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99), Mayport, FL

USS KIDD (DDG 100), San Diego, CA
USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101), San Diego, CA 
USS SAMPSON (DDG 102), San Diego, CA
USS TRUXTUN (DDG 103), Norfolk, VA
USS STERETT (DDG 104), San Diego, CA
USS DEWEY (DDG 105), San Diego, CA
USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106), San Diego, CA
USS GRAVELY (DDG 107)
USS WAYNE E. MEYER (DDG 108)
USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109)
USS WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE (DDG 110)
USS SPRUANCE (DDG 111)  

USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000), San Diego, CA click here

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Discussion Forum

New Destroyer - DDG1000

Started by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick. Last reply by miss deb Aug 27, 2015. 1 Reply

Great Intro To Destroyers

Started by CryptoDad. Last reply by Mimi Aug 6, 2015. 3 Replies

Underway.....

Started by shermur (ship 12 div 121). Last reply by Ingrid Jul 8, 2014. 3 Replies

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Comment by Dianne on May 27, 2009 at 1:33pm
Melissa, how come not all the ships attached to a carrier go out with the carrier? The Benfold is attached to the Reagen and they aren't scheduled to go out for months.
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 27, 2009 at 1:00am
List of Homeports

Homeports and the Ships Assigned

The following is an alphabetical list of the various homeports. Please note that ships stationed overseas in Italy and Japan are forward deployed in those ports, not homeported there. Within each homeport listing is an alphabetical list of ships and their mailing addresses. Ships which are named for individuals are listed by the first name of that individual. For example, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is listed under the "D" rather than the "E". Ships that are USNS are those operated with a civilian master and crew by the Military Sealift Command.

Bangor, WA

USS Alabama SSBN 731 FPO AP 96698-2108
USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN 730 FPO AP 96698-2105
USS Kentucky SSBN 737 FPO AP 96698-2126
USS Louisiana SSBN 743 FPO AA 34091-2144
USS Maine SSBN 741 FPO AA 34092-2138
USS Michigan SSGN 727 FPO AP 96698-2096
USS Nebraska SSBN 739 FPO AA 34092-2132
USS Nevada SSBN 733 FPO AP 96698-2114
USS Ohio SSGN 726 FPO AP 96698-2093
USS Pennsylvania SSBN 735 FPO AP 96628-2121

Bremerton, WA

USS John C. Stennis CVN 74 FPO AP 96615-2874

Everett, WA

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 FPO AP 96612-2872
USS Ford FFG 54 FPO AP 96665-1508
USS Ingraham FFG 61 FPO AP 96668-1515
USS MOMSEN DDG 92 FPO AP 96672-1307
USS Rodney M. Davis FFG 60 FPO AP 96663-1514
USS SHOUP DDG 86 FPO AP 96678-1300

Gaeta, Italy

USS Mount Whitney LCC 20 FPO AE 09517-3310

Groton, CT

USS Philadelphia SSN 690 FPO AE 09582-2370
USS Pittsburgh SSN 720 FPO AE 09582-2400
USS Providence SSN 719 FPO AE 09582-2399
USS San Juan SSN 751 FPO AE 09587-2407
USS Springfield SSN 761 FPO AE 09587-2417
USS Toledo SSN 769 FPO AE 09588-2425
USS Albuquerque SSN 706 FPO AE 09564-2386
USS Alexandria SSN 757 FPO AE 09564-2413
USS Annapolis SSN 760 FPO AE 09564-2416
USS Augusta SSN 710 FPO AE 09564-2390
USS Dallas SSN 700 FPO AE 09567-2380
USS Hartford SSN 768 FPO AE 09573-2424
USS Hawaii SSN 776
USS Memphis SSN 691 FPO AE 09578-2371
USS Miami SSN 755 FPO AE 09578-2411
USS Texas SSN 775 FPO AE 09588-2304
USS Virginia SSN 774 FPO AE 09590-2303

Guam

USS Frank Cable AS 40 FPO AP 96657-2615
USS Buffalo SSN 715 FPO AP 96661-2395
USS City of Corpus Christi SSN 705 FPO AP 96678-2391

Guam

USS Houston SSN 713 FPO AP 96667-2393

Ingleside, TX

USS Ardent MCM 12 FPO AE 09564-1932
USS Avenger MCM 1 FPO AA 34090-1921
USS Champion MCM 4 FPO AA 34090-1924
USS Chief MCM 14 FPO AA 34090-1934
USS Defender MCM 2 FPO AA 34090-1922
USS Devastator MCM 6 FPO AA 34090-1926
USS Pioneer MCM 9 FPO AA 34092-1929
USS Sentry MCM 3 FPO AA 34093-1923
USS Warrior MCM 10 FPO AA 34093-1930

Kings Bay, GA

USS Alaska SSBN 732 FPO AP 96698-2111
USS Florida SSGN 728 FPO AP 96698-2099
USS Georgia SSGN 729 FPO AP 96698-2102
USS Maryland SSBN 738 FPO AA 34092-2129
USS Rhode Island SSBN 740 FPO AA 34092-2135
USS Tennessee SSBN 734 FPO AA 34093-2117
USS West Virginia SSBN 736 FPO AA 34093-2123
USS Wyoming SSBN 742 FPO AA 34093-2141

Kitsap-Bremerton, WA

USS San Francisco SSN 711 FPO AP 96662-2385
USS Connecticut SSN 22 FPO AE 09566-2302
USS Jimmy Carter SSN 23 FPO AP 96669-2300
USS Seawolf SSN 21 FPO AE 09587-2301

Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash.

USS Emory S. Land AS 39 FPO AE 09545-2610

Little Creek, VA

USS Ashland LSD 48 FPO AE 09564-1736
USS Carter Hall LSD 50 FPO AE 09573-1738
USS Fort McHenry LSD 43
USS Gunston Hall LSD 44 FPO AE 09573-1732
USS Hurricane PC 3 FPO AE 09573-1962
USS Oak Hill LSD 51 FPO AE 09573-1739
USS Squall PC 7 FPO AE 09587-1966
USS Thunderbolt PC 12 FPO AE 09588-1971
USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 FPO AE 09591-1729

Manama, Bahrain

USS Chinook PC 9 FPO AE 09566-1968
USS Dextrous MCM 13 FPO AE 09567-1933
USS Firebolt PC 10 FPO AE 09569-1969
USS Gladiator MCM 11 FPO AA 34091-1931
USS Scout MCM 8 FPO AA 34093-1928
USS Sirocco PC 6 FPO AE 09587-1965
USS Typhoon PC 5 FPO AE 09588-1964
USS Whirlwind PC 11 FPO AE 09591-1970

Mayport, FL

USS Boone FFG 28 FPO AA 34093-1484
USS CARNEY DDG 64 FPO AA 34090-1282
USS De Wert FFG 45 FPO AA 34090-1499
USS Doyle FFG 39 FPO AA 34090-1494
USS FARRAGUT DDG 99 34091-1211
USS Gettysburg CG 64 FPO AA 34091-1184
USS Halyburton FFG 40 FPO AA 34091-1495
USS Hue City CG 66 FPO AA 34091-1186
USS John L. Hall FFG 32 FPO AA 34091-1488
USS McInerney FFG 8 FPO AA 34092-1466
USS Philippine Sea CG 58 FPO AA 34091-1178
USS Robert G. Bradley FFG 49 FPO AA 34090-1503
USS ROOSEVELT DDG 80 FPO AA 34092-1297
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG 58 FPO AA 34092-1512
USS Simpson FFG 56 FPO AA 34093-1510
USS Stephen W. Groves FFG 29 FPO AA 34091-1485
USS Taylor FFG 50 FPO AA 34093-1504
USS THE SULLIVANS DDG 68 FPO AA 34093-1287
USS Underwood FFG 36 FPO AA 34093-1491
USS Vicksburg CG 69 FPO AA 34093-1189

Newport News, VA

USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 FPO AE 09566-2840

No homeport

USNS Grasp T-ARS 51
USNS Grapple T-ARS 53
USNS Salvor T-ARS 52

Norfolk, VA

USS Anzio CG 68 FPO AE 09564-1188
USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG 51 FPO AE 09565-1269
USS BAINBRIDGE DDG 96
USS BARRY DDG 52 FPO AE 09565-1270
USS Bataan LHD 5 FPO AE 09565-1657
USS BULKELEY DDG 84 FPO AE 09565-1301
USS Carr FFG 52 FPO AE 09566-1506
USS COLE DDG 67 FPO AE 09566-1285
USS DONALD COOK DDG 75 FPO AE 09566-1294
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 FPO AE 09532-2830
USS Elrod FFG 55 FPO AE 09568-1509
USS Enterprise CVN 65 FPO AE 09543-2810
USS FORREST SHERMAN DDG 98 FPO AE 09569-1214
USS George H.W. Bush CVN 77
USS GONZALEZ DDG 66 FPO AE 09570-1284
USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75 FPO AE 09524-2875
USS Hawes FFG 53 FPO AE 09573-1507
USS Iwo Jima LHD 7 FPO AE 09574-1664
USS JAMES E WILLIAMS DDG 95 FPO AE 09578
USS Kauffman FFG 59 FPO AE 09576-1513
USS Kearsarge LHD 3 FPO AE 09534-1662
USS Klakring FFG 42 FPO AA 34091-1497
USS LABOON DDG 58 FPO AE 09577-1276
USS Leyte Gulf CG 55 FPO AE 09570-1175
USS MAHAN DDG 72 FPO AE 09578-1292
USS MASON DDG 87 FPO AE 09578-1302
USS McFAUL DDG 74 FPO AE 09578-1293
USS Mesa Verde LPD 19
USS MITSCHER DDG 57 FPO AE 09578-1275
USS Monterey CG 61 FPO AE 09578-1181
USS Montpelier SSN 765 FPO AE 09578-2421
USS Nashville LPD 13 FPO AE 09579-1715
USS Nassau LHA 4 FPO AE 09557-1615
USS Newport News SSN 750 FPO AE 09579-2406
USS Nicholas FFG 47 FPO AE 09579-1501
USS NITZE DDG 94 FPO AE 09579-1200
USS Norfolk SSN 714 FPO AE 09579-2394
USS Normandy CG 60 FPO AE 09579-1180
USS Oklahoma City SSN 723 FPO AE 09581-2403
USS OSCAR AUSTIN DDG 79 FPO AE 09581-1298
USS Ponce LPD 15 FPO AE 09582-1717
USS PORTER DDG 78 FPO AE 09582-1296
USS RAMAGE DDG 61 FPO AE 09586-1279
USS ROSS DDG 71 FPO AE 09568-1288
USS San Antonio LPD 17 FPO AE 09587-1700
USS San Jacinto CG 56 FPO AE 09587-1176
USS Scranton SSN 756 FPO AE 09587-2412
USS STOUT DDG 55 FPO AE 09587-1273
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 FPO AE 09599-2871
USS TRUXTUN DDG 103
USS Vella Gulf CG 72 FPO AE 09590-1192
USS Wasp LHD 1 FPO AE 09556-1660
USS WINSTON S CHURCHILL DDG 81 FPO AE 09591-1267
USS Albany SSN 753 FPO AE 09564-2409
USS Boise SSN 764 FPO AE 09565-2420
USS Jacksonville SSN 699 FPO AE 09575-2379

Pearl Harbor, HI

USS CHAFEE DDG 90 FPO AP 96662-1305
USS Chosin CG 65 FPO AP 96662-1185
USS CHUNG-HOON DDG 93 FPO AP 96662-1302
USS Crommelin FFG 37 FPO AP 96662-1492
USS HOPPER DDG 70 FPO AP 96667-1289
USS Lake Erie CG 70 FPO AP 96671-1190
USS O'KANE DDG 77 FPO AP 96674-1295
USS Olympia SSN 717 FPO AP 96674-2397
USS Pasadena SSN 752 FPO AP 96675-2408
USS PAUL HAMILTON DDG 60 FPO AP 96667-1278
USS Port Royal CG 73 FPO AP 96675-1193
USS Reuben James FFG 57 FPO AP 96669-1511
USS RUSSELL DDG 59 FPO AP 96677-1277
USS Santa Fe SSN 763 FPO AP 96678-2419
USS Tucson SSN 770 FPO AP 96679-2426
USS Bremerton SSN 698 FPO AP 96661-2378

Pearl Harbor, HI

USS Charlotte SSN 766 FPO AP 96662-2422

Pearl Harbor, HI

USS Cheyenne SSN 773 FPO AP 96662-2429
USS Chicago SSN 721 FPO AP 96662-2401
USS Columbia SSN 771 FPO AP 96662-2427
USS Columbus SSN 762 FPO AP 96662-2418
USS Greeneville SSN 772 FPO AP 96666-2428
USS Key West SSN 722 FPO AP 96683-2402
USS La Jolla SSN 701 FPO AP 96671-2381
USS Los Angeles SSN 688 FPO AP 96671-2368
USS Louisville SSN 724 FPO AP 96671-2404

San Diego, CA

USS STOCKDALE DDG 106
PCU DEWEY DDG 105
USS Antietam CG 54 FPO AP 96660-1174
USS BENFOLD DDG 65 FPO AP 96661-1283
USS Bonhomme Richard LHD 6 FPO AP 96617-1656
USS Boxer LHD 4 FPO AP 96661-1663
USS Bunker Hill CG 52 FPO AP 96661-1172
USS Cleveland LPD 7 FPO AP 96662-1710
USS Comstock LSD 45 FPO AP 96662-1733
USS Curts FFG 38 FPO AP 96662-1493
USS DECATUR DDG 73 FPO AP 96663-1290
USS Germantown LSD 42 FPO AP 96666-1730
USS HALSEY DDG 97 FPO AP 96667-1308
USS HIGGINS DDG 76 FPO AP 96667-1291
USS HOWARD DDG 83 FPO AP 96667-1274
USS Jarrett FFG 33 FPO AP 96669-1489
USS JOHN PAUL JONES DDG 53 FPO AP 96669-1271
USS Juneau LPD 10 FPO AP 96669-1713
USS KIDD DDG 100
USS Lake Champlain CG 57 FPO AP 96671-1177
USS McClusky FFG 41 FPO AP 96672-1496
USS MILIUS DDG 69 FPO AP 96672-1286
USS Mobile Bay CG 53 FPO AP 96672-1173
USS New Orleans LPD 18
USS Nimitz CVN 68 FPO AP 96620-2820
USS Ogden LPD 5 FPO AP 96674-1708
USS Pearl Harbor LSD 52 FPO AP 96667-1740
USS Peleliu LHA 5 FPO AP 96624-1620
USS PINCKNEY DDG 91 FPO AP 96675-1306
USS PREBLE DDG 88 FPO AP 96675-1303
USS Princeton CG 59 FPO AP 96675-1179
USS Rentz FFG 46 FPO AP 96677-1500
USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 FPO AP 96616-2876
USS Rushmore LSD 47 FPO AP 96677-1735
USS SAMPSON DDG 102
USS STERETT DDG 104
USS Tarawa LHA 1 FPO AP 96622-1600
USS Thach FFG 43 FPO AP 96679-1498
USS Topeka SSN 754 FPO AP 96679-2410
USS Asheville SSN 758 FPO AP 96660-2414
USS Hampton SSN 767 FPO AE 09573-2423
USS Helena SSN 725 FPO AP 96667-2405
USS Jefferson City SSN 759 FPO AP 96669-2415

San Diego, CA.

USS GRIDLEY DDG 101

San Diego, Calif.

USS Cape St. George CG 71 FPO AE 09566-1191

San Diego, California

USS Chancellorsville CG 62 FPO AP 96662-1182

Sasebo, Japan

USS Denver LPD 9 FPO AP 96663-1712
USS Essex LHD 2 FPO AP 96643-1661
USS Guardian MCM 5 FPO AP 96666-1925
USS Harpers Ferry LSD 49 FPO AP 96667-1737
USS Patriot MCM 7 FPO AP 96675-1927
USS Tortuga LSD 46

under construction

Anchorage LPD 23
Arlington LPD 24
New York LPD 21 FPO AE 09579-1721
San Diego LPD 22
Somerset LPD 25

under construction San Diego, CA

Green Bay LPD 20

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. (USNA)

(YP 703-704)

Yokosuka, Japan

USS FITZGERALD DDG 62 FPO AP 96665-1280
USS Blue Ridge LCC 19 FPO AP 96628-3300
USS Cowpens CG 63 FPO AP 96662-1183
USS CURTIS WILBUR DDG 54 FPO AP 96683-1272
USS Gary FFG 51 FPO AP 96666-1505
USS JOHN S McCAIN DDG 56 FPO AP 96672-1274
USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 FPO AP 96634-2770
USS LASSEN DDG 82 FPO AP 96671-1299
USS MCCAMPBELL DDG 85 FPO AP 96672-1275
USS MUSTIN DDG 89 FPO AP 96672-1304

Yokosuka, Japan

USS Shiloh CG 67 FPO AP 96678-1187

Yokosuka, Japan

USS STETHEM DDG 63 FPO AP 96678-1281
USS Vandegrift FFG 48 FPO AP 96682-1502
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 27, 2009 at 12:01am
I copied the original list of destroyer's from a Navy website. I only update it when one of you bring it to my attention. Any ship's home port is public info.
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 26, 2009 at 11:32pm
Anita: Thanks for noticing the Mustin was in the wrong port...lol Have you done a search on this site for other Mustin families?
Comment by Dianne on May 26, 2009 at 2:19pm
Looks as though it was an awsome Memorial Day for many in our group!!
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 24, 2009 at 11:04am
Congratulations to your new Petty Officer Candice!! Isn't it a great feeling? You must be SO proud. I don't know what I'd do if my son got orders for Japan, it must cost a small fortune to fly over there.
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 24, 2009 at 1:18am
Karyn: What a terrific surprise! Doesn't get any better than that. Enjoy your Sailor and I am envious of his SD duty station. I wish my son was there.... Have a great Memorial Day celebration.
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 22, 2009 at 4:58pm
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 will depart San Diego May 27 to begin a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment.

CSG 7 includes Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), and the ships of Commander, Destroyer Squadron (COMDESRON) 7, which include destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and frigate USS Thach (FFG 43). A detachment from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 will also be embarked aboard the carrier.
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 21, 2009 at 8:33pm
Keel Laid for future USS Spruance

Release Date: 5/20/2009 10:29:00 PM


By Program Executive Office Ships Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) laid the keel for the future USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a brief ceremony May 14 at the BIW shipyard in Bath, Maine.

The 900-ton keel unit represents the first "ultra" module to be fabricated in BIW's Ultra Hall facility that opened last year. Ultra Hall stretches 1.5 acres and allows workers to complete construction, pre-outfitting and testing more efficiently and in a controlled climate. Ultra Hall has enabled BIW workers to complete installation of thousands of feet of cable, compartment air tests, water-tight door testing and pipe segment testing which are all normally completed in later stages of construction.

The keel module is the most pre-outfitted and tested at this stage in construction to date. These advancements will be used in future Arleigh Burke- (DDG 51) and Zumwalt- (DDG 1000) class ship construction, which will ultimately lower production costs.

USS Spruance will be the 61st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the 30th built by BIW. The ship will be able to conduct a variety of operations from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection. USS Spruance will be capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously and contains myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime warfare. The ship can operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups or amphibious ready groups. The ship's combat system centers around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-lD(V), multi-function phased array radar.

Bath Iron Works expects to deliver USS Spruance to the United States Navy in the fall of 2010.
Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on May 19, 2009 at 10:34pm
Here's a Lassen Mom:

Comment on: Topic 'Camp Foster'
Hi Debbie, My daughter is stationed at Yokosuka, Japan on the USS Lassen. She has been there since November. Her ship just got back into port after a month deployment. Eli
Added by Eli (Carissa's mom) to Japan Mom's at 5:31am on February 16, 2009
 

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