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Comment by ckmom on December 5, 2011 at 11:25am

Congrates to you and your son and bride to be soon.  God Bless them both!!                    Enjoy your 2 weeks!!    Yes God is so Good!!

Comment by Rod on December 5, 2011 at 12:38am

Wanted to share this with you guys, my son posted it on Facebook.

A Sailors Christmas ~ Twas the night before Christmas, and he lived in a crowd, In a 40 man berthing, with shipmates so loud. I had come down the exhaust stack with presents to give, And to see just who in this rack did live. I looked all about, and a strange sight I did see, No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree. No stockings were hung, just boots close at hand, On the bulkhead hung pictures of far distant lands. He had medals and badges and awards of all kind, And a sobering thought came into my mind. For this place was different, it was so dark and dreary, I had found the home of a Sailor, this I could see clearly. The Sailor lay sleeping, silent and alone, Curled up in his rack, dreaming of home. The face was so gentle, the berthing in such good order, But not how I pictured a United States Sailor. Was this the hero whom I saw on TV? Defending his country so we all could be free? I realized the families that I've seen this night, Owed their lives to these Sailors who were willing to fight. Soon round the world, the children would play, And grownups would celebrate a new Christmas Day. They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year, Because of the Sailors, like the one lying here. I couldn't help but wonder how many lay alone, On a cold Christmas Eve, on a sea far from home. The very thought brought a tear to my eye, I dropped to my knees and started to cry. The sailor awakened and I heard a rough voice, "Santa, don't cry, for this life is my choice. Defend the seas this day, the peace do I keep." The sailor then rolled over and drifted to sleep, I couldn't control it, I continued to weep. I kept watch for hours so silent, so still, And we both shivered from the night's cold chill. I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark night, This guardian of honor so willing to fight. Then the Sailor rolled over and with a voice soft and pure, Whispered, "Carry on Santa, it's Christmas..All is Secure"

Comment by Kim on December 4, 2011 at 10:28pm

MarylandMom, your son should enjoy IT! My son is IS! Luckily I work with a retired Navy guy so he gets all my questions when I have no idea what my son is talking about!  I'm getting better though!

Cool website for the USO...I've always sent phone cards but this gives alot of choices! Thanks!

Comment by DebbieinCA on December 4, 2011 at 3:25pm

Grasshopper-Thank you for the info about the USO. I didn't know that they were all volunteer and completey funded through donations. I'll bet a lot more people would donate to them if they knew that!

Comment by navy25 on December 4, 2011 at 12:39pm

oh I dont remember seeing you on the Jersey group too bad you cant make the luncheon they are nice ones plus we send a package out everytime we meet plus get to spend time together bragging about each others Sailors and seeing their accomplishments who knows maybe one of these times. I know what you mean about trying to get extra ZZZZZs I hardly get any working 13 to 14 hours a day but Thank God I have the weekends to myself , my family and friends.The Best to you and your Sailor

Comment by Grasshopper on December 3, 2011 at 11:43pm

DebbieCA....thanks for the info about the USO. They are such a wonderful group and do so much to help our Military men and women. I met a lady from our local USO and found out they are volunteer based. They receive no funding from our U.S. Government either. What a shame because they are in most large U.S. airports and do so much for our guys!! Anything we can do to support the USO seems like a no-brainer to me!

Comment by navy25 on December 3, 2011 at 11:00pm

Hi Robsmom64 check out our New Jersey Group if you like we have a nice group and we like to have luncheons to meet each other and support each other

Comment by DebbieinCA on December 3, 2011 at 3:48pm

Oh my gosh! I just went onto the USO's Wishbook page. It's awesome!

It has the most meaningful gifts! They obviously listened to what our troops and their families appreciate the most. I gave a Deployment Kit and Worlds of Words for $15 a piece.As a Navy Mom, I would really want my son to recieve these as he stepped off the ship onto foreign soil! There's no cost for shipping or tax. As a matter of fact, our purchases are tax deductible. 

For Christmas, I'm going to give Bedtime Stories.

I know and trust this organization because they gave my son a ride from a Florida airport to a train station to go back to his base in South Carolina after coming home for Christmas last year. He thought he would have to take a taxi, expensive and scary. It made him feel less alone, and really warmed my heart!

Here's the link that I got from Marine_NavyMom: Thanks Marine_NavyMom!

https://usowishbook.uso.org/default.aspx 

Comment by MarylandMom on December 3, 2011 at 12:07pm

Thanks Kim. He is in the IT program. It's funny when he has things going on and he uses these letters to tell his Navy friends. They all know what he is talking about, and I have to keep asking "what does that stand for" !! Sometimes I think he just does it to see if I will question him !!

Comment by Kim on December 2, 2011 at 7:30pm

Maryland mom, OPS could entail a bunch of different jobs from computer to intelligence. Their clearance is usually secret or top secret, depending on the job. He'll have to be more specific for you on his next message!

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