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Comment by carols_kitchen on November 17, 2013 at 7:02pm

Our prayers are with all those in the path of today's dangerous storms.  Hope you are all safe.

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 17, 2013 at 7:02pm

DEXTER93.  Hi.  I joined Molly's Adopt a Sailor (here and on facebook) and stayed involved with them from before boot camp.  Still do it today, over 5 years later. 

Comment by Dexter93 on November 15, 2013 at 10:48pm

Hi I'm new to the group.  My FS leaves for BC on December 2.  I keep trying to focus on the things that need to get done but as it's getting closer it's harder to hold back the feelings behind it all.  He was away at school in Iowa last year and I keep trying to convince myself that it won't be much different than that.  But I know that when I go to send him a text and he won't be able to answer…

I'm doing my best to constantly be up and supportive for him.  I keep bouncing between being extremely proud to wishing he was back in Iowa for school.  

Anyway… nice to meet you all I look forward to getting to know you through this journey. 

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 12, 2013 at 12:48am

Linda, Sent!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 11, 2013 at 9:41pm

Moms! The Antioch VFW is feeding Christmas dinner to 300 Sailors and 25 Veterans on Dec. 7 from 4PM to 8PM. They need help serving dinner. Please let me know if you are interested!

Also don't forget we are packing Christmas stockings at my house on Sat. @1PM.

Comment by HuffyMom23 on November 10, 2013 at 10:14pm

Tracy - Well the weekend was awesome but of course went too fast.  We got a big surprise when we walked into the doors of the graduation hall. There stood our son at the doors.  He was in a honor division and had door duty.  So he waved us over and we all gave him a hug before we sat down.  Since he was in the honor guard division, he did not march out onto the floor.  That part was kinda a bummer.  We didn't get to see him until after the ceremony.  He is staying for A school at the Great Lakes for 8 weeks, and then will be stationed in Norfolk.  We are excited with that.  I felt when we left today that we were leaving him at college the first year. lol  I am so proud of him!

Comment by TLC72 on November 5, 2013 at 11:53pm

HuffyMom- I know exactly how you're feeling right now. When our son left in June, just 3 weeks after his HS graduation, it was the first time since he was born that we had been apart for more than a night. We didn't think PIR would ever get here! I can still feel the butterflies of that morning, knowing that we would finally get to see him. Be prepared because when you see those divisions start lining up outside that big door, the anxiety is almost unbearable and when that door goes up, the emotions will be uncontrollable! Keep those eyes clear though because you will have to look closely to find him.

Our son is home now on leave for just a few more days and when he leaves Sunday morning to report to the ship, we'll be saying goodbye for at least a year :( but, he's a man now so we have to learn to let go....or at least loosen the grip a little.

Comment by HuffyMom23 on November 4, 2013 at 9:37pm

Is there anyone from Illinois who has a recruit graduating this Friday?  We are so excited to see our son.  This is the longest we have been separated from one of our children.  I guess we need to get used to it though. 

As excited as we are to see him on Friday, part of me is still sad knowing that we will have to tell him goodbye again.  I keep thinking back to the day we told him goodbye when he was leaving for boot camp.  That was one of the saddest days in my life.  I am so proud and happy for him, but I sure miss my youngest a lot. I think his sisters do too.  I better go stock up on Kleenex for the graduation ceremony. lol  I feel like his dad might need some too.

Comment by TLC72 on November 4, 2013 at 6:16pm

Thanks everyone. We sat with him at the gate after bootcamp when he left for Pensacola. There of course were big groups traveling together to their A schools, so I didn't know if it would be as easy in St. Louis.

Comment by SandySea on November 3, 2013 at 11:14am

Tracy, just ask at the ticket counter for your gate passes. If they are traveling on orders they let you go to the gate.  Everyone in the party has to show a picture ID which they check in their system.  It is neat when the military are called to board.  Warning:  airport gate areas have been know to cause leaking eyes--be prepared.

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