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Comment by Paymaster on March 9, 2012 at 7:32pm
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Helomom, if your son is like mind he will love War College. They just love going home every night! Isn't it wonderful when all their hard work pays off. Mine gradutes from War College in June. Still haven't heard were he goes next.
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Comment by Helomom on March 9, 2012 at 6:37pm
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Aviation Command Screening Board results were released today. Our DS has screened for Operation Command! Whoooo HOOOO! All his work, all of his family's sacrfice living this vagabond Navy life has finally paid off. He will graduate from the USN War College Senior Officer class next March with his Masters and most likely start his workup to his XO/CO tour at a squadron. Amazing! It's a dream come true.
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Welcome NavypilotmominMN!
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Crash kills pilot who blogged as Neptunus Lex
Retired naval aviator Carroll LeFon, perhaps better known by the nom de plume Neptunus Lex, was killed in a plane crash Tuesday morning when his F-21 Kfir crashed at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., his blog confirmed. -NavyTimes.com
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Comment by AH on March 2, 2012 at 10:27pm
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I haven't heard from DS since yesterday, but I think he's doing ok. However..... I am not sure if it was a joke as he hates being photographed, but his cruise photo came in the mail today and he has on some horrible black framed glasses on. I would swear that he told us before he left on cruise that his eyesight had gone down from 20/10 to 20/20. I guess we'll see.
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Jami-Which Hamilton model did you purchase?
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DS told me a little about it and he wasn't sick when it happened. He said that the membrane in the skull detached from the wall and blood fills in behind it. He said he was feeling fine, then felt a bunch of pressure in his forehead "followed by the ice-pick through the eye". I cringed when I read that. He says that it just feels like a dull headache above his right eye now. I guess this was while he was descending for a trap. Thank God for all of their training. I'm not sure I could have concentrated enough with that type of pain to be able to control a jet onto the deck. LOL - like I could do it without the pain.
My prayers go out to the CG families also and Jami, to your son.
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Comment by JudyM on February 29, 2012 at 12:05pm
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I can't imagine his disappointment. Life takes us to places we did not anticipate. Please keep us posted.
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Today is the 4 year anniversary of my DS's winging. Or it could be the 1 year as it was Feb 29 and that only comes around every 4 years. I got an email from him today from the boat and unfortunately, he is grounded because he has a "sinus pinch". He says that it is a huge bruise in the sinuses above his right eye. I looked it up on the internet and it sounds like it starts with a sinus infection or allergy and with the pressure changes with flying causes real problems. He is grounded until it goes away and since he is so close to coming home, he won't be flying anymore until after he comes home. He was 5 night traps from a "Nocturion" meaning 100 night traps on the Lincoln. He also won't get his last flight, the celebration where everyone is there to greet you when you land, usually with water buckets. He ow says that he'll probably get a "have a safe flight home" as he jumps onto the COD. Needless to say, he's a little bummed. Also, the the guy who is supposed to handle his travel back to the States is not doing anything so he has no idea what he needs to do and DS is giving this guy step-by-step directions on his job.
DS is also in charge of all the planning for their next port calls. He is doing all the hotel reservations and such. He figures that he'll do all the work and the day before they pull into port, he's have to get on the COD to Bahrain to come home and won't get to enjoy anyo fthe port call that he is planning.
In any event, I'm looking forward to him being home for awhile or at least in the States, and can't believe how far he's come in the last almost 7 years. Very proud of him to say the least.
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Sheila....Good to hear from you. Happy to know your sone is starting primary! How is your daughter doing?
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