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Alumni of PIR 8/24/2012 TG 41 — 09 Divisions (261–268 & 941)

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This is a group for friends and family of SR's with a graduation PIR date of 08/24/02012 from Great Lakes, IL.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 98
Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2012

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Comment by mom-11-263 on July 24, 2012 at 11:17pm: Ugh that makes me absolutely sick about Michael Brodsky. I hate to hear these kind of stories. Wow. It just disgusts me that our young men and women are trying to make the World a better place and then this happens. I am sick. I suppose he fulfilled his purpose in life, but still....All of our military personnel are in my prayers. God Bless Them All.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 24, 2012 at 8:03pm: Thanks for the tip proudcomom, I am going to pass this info onto my facebook groups.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 24, 2012 at 7:18pm: That's terrible...God Bless him and his family...his buddies...his dog.

Oh, I don't want to see another heartbroken dog lying by a coffin...that happened a while ago...he came into the church during the service and just laid down. How anybody could carry on from there I just don't know...

Thank you diannep.

Comment by diannep on July 24, 2012 at 6:58pm: We lost a sailor from my area on Saturday, Michael Brodsky. He was a Military Working Dog Handler in Afghanistan, based out of San Diego. On his 3rd tour of duty, I believe. 33 yrs old, had just re enlisted for 6 more years. He and his group came under fire and he ran to return his dog to safety. When he returned to help his buddies, he stepped on a mine. Lost both legs, but fought to stay alive (this happened earlier this month). He lost his battle on Sat. Sounds like one tough guy who now has grieving buddies and one sad canine companion. His brother is also a sailor. Family was in Germany when he passed (maybe with him if he was receiving medical care there?). Prayers for this family and their fallen hero....there is a FB page called K9 Heroes. On there, there is a video called "San DIego-based Military Dog Handler Killed (video)." A nice tribute to a man so dedicated to his job. Thank you for your service and the ultimate sacrifice, Michael Brodsky...God Bless You.

Comment by Proudcomom on July 24, 2012 at 12:38pm: Good morning! I wanted to let everyone know that I found some cheap flights on Frontier Airlines. The flights are as low as $68 one way! That is so cheap. I've only checked on flights out of Denver, but looks like they might be running another sale. Just wanted to pass along the info.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 24, 2012 at 11:40am: This is part of a comment I made on one of my group pages and I was asked to share this with my all my PIR groups so I am pasting it here for you as well.

I know this site can be a bit hard to get used to. But once you spend a little time here it is not bad at all. And for all those who do use Facebook, including myself, we all know that it is not always so easy. It seems that just when you think you haveFacebook all figured out they re-do the format and change it all again and it is like starting over. We all complain and freak out and beg them to put it back the way it was but we stay there and learn it all over again. At least with this site they don't make such drastic changes. Just spend some time here and ask questions. We will help you learn to navigate this site. It really is easy :)

You can ask anyone who knows me. I am here and I am on facebook to help other people the same way that others on this site helped me. I go above and beyond what most people would do to help a stranger and I truly believe there are several others on this site and facebook who do that as well. We like helping people, it is in our nature and that is what we do. I have driven 3 hours to help a fellow Navy Mom who needed me. I have held get together's in towns I visit to bring Navy Moms in those area's together. I have done that in FL, VA Beach/Norfolk area and in Wilmington NC area. I provided snacks and drinks and we all just talked for hours about our Sailors and recruits. I really enjoy meeting other Navy Moms/Wives, Grandmas etc. I recently had another Navy mom offer to drive 3 hours to help my Sailor who is very sick right now. Really? Who does that? I can tell you who does that. A Navy Mom does that!!! I don't know many people in this world who would drive 3 hours to take some soup to someone they had never met and it just be purely out of the goodness of their heart. I truly feel very much appreciated on this site and on facebook because I am told how appreciated I am. I think it is important to let others know how much we appreciate them. We all have a need to feel loved and appreciated and I am sure that is why I continue to spend several hours a day reading posts and comments and answering questions to help those who need it. We are one great big Navy family and I am blessed to have all of you as my friends.

So, please spread the word about this site, tell others how much you appreciate what they do and as Ellen Degeneres says "Be kind to one another" <3 We are family now :-)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 24, 2012 at 11:33am: lol Craig, I commented topside and I am working on getting the info and pics for you :-)

Good Morning everyone!!!

Comment by diannep on July 24, 2012 at 8:43am: Good morning all!

Comment by Craig on July 23, 2012 at 10:40pm: Lala - I have a question for you topside deck (above). You have splainin' to do. I don't understand it yet....