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Pittburgh and west. Pa navy mom's

HI who's out there from the Pittsburgh and Western Pa area? My son just left for A school in Pensacola today.

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Permalink Reply by hollyP(03/025) on November 25, 2012 at 8:10pm

Hello just one month shy of my son's first year in the Navy. He has been at Offutt AFB near Omaha Nebraska since July. He's a Master at Arms. He watches planes on the runways and bunnies setting off the alarms on the fence! He won't be home for the holidays,he might be home later in January. We should plan a get together after the holidays. Sounds like maybe north of Pittsburgh would be a good place to meet.

Permalink Reply by Steven'smom on November 25, 2012 at 11:14pm

A get together sounds good. My son finally left for San Antonio (A School) after being "on hold" for 2 months. Hopefully, his classes will start this week. He will be home for Christmas, unless something changes. I am very grateful for that.

Permalink Reply by Jana on March 15, 2013 at 7:12pm

Hello all my son is leaving Pgh on April 3 for Great Lakes we live in Latrobe So many emotion and questions

So glad im here

Permalink Reply by army navy mom on April 15, 2014 at 2:49pm

Hi every one..I live in Munhall ..20 min to downtown Pgh..My son has been in for 1 year and is a G.M.on the USS Sterett,stationed in San Diego..I also have a daughter in the army..2nd Lt in intelligence stationed in Germany for the next 4 yrs..currently deployed to Kuwait.,,,.Kind of crazy to see so many of us frm the same area

Permalink Reply by Rockmom on April 29, 2014 at 1:55pm

Hi Holly,

My name is Libbie. My son Josh started in A school last May. He was in Pensacola until August, then Corpus Christi, now back to Milton, FL end of week to start training on helocopters. It has been a ton of hard work, studying and more studying, but he loves it. My husband and I are originally from Sq. Hill, but live in Penn Hills for the last 27 years.

Permalink Reply by army navy mom on May 3, 2014 at 11:03am

Hi Libby my name is Mary Beth [MB].My son is stationed in San Diego on the USS Sterett..he is a GM..I noticed that u said u were from Sq Hill ..I also grew up in Sq Hill and now live in Munhall..Small world

Permalink Reply by Rockmom on May 3, 2014 at 4:29pm

Hi Mary Beth. What year did you graduate High School? Did you go to Allderdice by any chance?

Permalink Reply by navymama on June 12, 2016 at 9:15pm