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Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on December 25, 2011 at 6:20pm

Hi Susan, so glad to hear from you. You have been in my thoughts and prayers.

Merry Christmas to all of my Navy Sisters.

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on December 17, 2011 at 8:29pm

Hello Sisters,

My Sailor is back on solid ground and will be home on the 27th. That is when we will celebrate and prepare a big, good home cooked meal.

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on December 7, 2011 at 8:22pm

Twas the night before Christmas, the ship was out steaming, Sailors stood watch while others were dreaming. They lived in a crowd with racks tight and small, in an 80-man berthing, cramped one and all. I had come down the stack with presents to give, and to see inside just who might perhaps live. I looked all about, a strange sight did I see, no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree. No stockings were hung, shined boots close at hand, on the bulkhead hung pictures of a far distant land. They had medals and badges and awards of all kind, and a sober thought came into my mind. For this place was different, so dark and so dreary, I had found the house of a Sailor, once I saw clearly. A Sailor lay sleeping, silent and alone, curled up in a rack and dreaming of home. Their face was so gentle, the room squared away, this was the United States Sailor of today. This was the hero I saw on TV, defending our country so we could be free. I realized the families that I would visit this night, owed their lives to these Sailors who are willing to fight. Soon round the world, the children would play, and grownups would celebrate on this Christmas Day. They all enjoyed freedom each day of the year, because of the Sailor, like the one lying here. I couldn't help 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 calm voice, "Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice. Defending the seas all days of the year, so others may live and be free with no fear." I thought for a moment, what a difficult road, to live a life guided by honor and code. After all, it's Christmas Eve and the ship's underway, but freedom isn't free and it's Sailors who pay. The Sailor says to our country "be free and sleep tight, no harm will come, not on my watch and not on this night." The Sailor rolled over and drifted to sleep, I couldn't control it, I continued to weep. I kept watch for hours, so silent, so still, I watched as the Sailor 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. The Sailor rolled over and with a voice strong and sure, commanded, "Carry on Santa, it's Christmas, and all is secure!

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on December 1, 2011 at 7:41pm

Hi ALL, I hope all is well. Not much activity. I got this story from another Navy Mom and I wanted to share. Just want to put a smile on your face during this time when some of us do not have our Sailors.

 

Way down in dat old swamp known as Louisiana, Bubba's old lady had been pregnant for some time, and now the time had come. So, he brought her to the doctor, and the doctor began to deliver the baby.
She had a little boy, and the doctor looked over at Bubba and said, "Hey, Bubba! You just had you a son!" Aint dat grand!!

Bubba got excited by this, but just then the doctor spoke up and said, "Hold on! We ain't finished yet!" The doctor then delivered a little girl. He said, "Hey, Bubba! You got you a daughter!!!!" She a pretty lil ting, too....

Bubba got kind of puzzled by this, and then the doctor said, "Hold on, we still ain't got done yet!" The doctor then delivered another boy and said, "Bubba, you just had yourself another boy!

When Bubba and his wife went home with their three children, he sat down with his wife and said, "Mama, you remember dat night what we ran out of Vaseline and we had to use dat dere3-in-1 Oil?"

She said, "Yeah, I do."

Bubba said, "Man, it's a damn good ting we didn't use no WD-40!

 

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on November 23, 2011 at 11:27pm

PLEASE KEEP THIS TRUCK MOVING AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT!!!
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MAY WE SAY A PRAYER THAT THEY SEE THEIR FAMILIES SOON... ALL THE TROOPS COME HOME FOR GOOD! ♥

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on November 23, 2011 at 11:27pm

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From my house to your house:Happy Thanksgiving!

Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on November 23, 2011 at 1:11am

Susan-I am so happy to hear from you. I will keep you in my prayers.

It has made me very happy to read about PIR, Christmas leave and SUSAN!!!

Tonight is one year we had the Meet and Greet and tomorrow will be one year since PIR. I am so happy to have met you and to know we have formed a bond that would not have been formed if it wasn't for our children deciding to become a part of the US Navy. I still cry sometime when he leaves home to go back and I very proud of him now-he made advancement to E-4 last week. This will be the first Thanksgiving I will be away from my son since he was born. I wish I could have gone to VA to be with him but he said that he would be working and busy. So I have to wait until Dec. 27. Here is wishing you my Sisters a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Comment by Tamme on November 18, 2011 at 6:06pm

Sorry for this long post but I just received the below message through our Knights of Columbus in Charleston:

From: Chambers, Alan D CTR SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 89200 a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://us.mc1802.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=alan.chambers.ctr@navy.mil">alan.chambers.ctr@navy.mil>
Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Subject: A Sailor in NEED
To: kofccouncil6726@gmail.com


Hi,

I wanted to pass this story on knowing that many of you are always looking
for things to pass on to families in need.

We have a Sailor that is fresh out of Corpsman School who reported to Naval
health Clinic Charleston today - this is her first duty station and she is a
20 year old E-1. She is in need of the community's support.

Her mother died a few days ago - while giving birth. With no other
relatives, she has stepped up and has taken custody of the infant (her
sister.) As a 20 year old E-1 who was planning on living in the dorms, she
is now faced not only with raising her sister as her own, but moving into a
house or apartment (because children are not allowed in the dorms.)

She has no furniture, no infant supplies...she basically has the clothes
that she had at Corpsman School. We want to rally around this Sailor. We all
have connections within the community...friends...business owners...folks
who can help her with this unexpected burden.

If any of you can help tell this Sailor's story in the days to come...it
would be much appreciated. Everyone here at Naval Health Clinic Charleston
are pitching in to donate what we can, but we are a small Command. With the
Community's help - we can do a great thing in the life of this Sailor and
her infant sister.

For folks interested in donating baby items, furniture, gift-cards, etc...We
will have representatives from several different organizations at the corner
of Redbank Road and North Rhett Blvd this Friday (18 Nov) next to the
Walgreens. We will have a moving truck there ready to fill! Base housing has
been approved and it is our intention to have her new home furnished and
ready to move in when she returns from temporary leave in North Carolina.

She is on leave now tying up all of the legal loose ends that come with
becoming permanent guardian of her infant sister. If you could all work your
magic (as you did last week) and help us get the message out - it would be
greatly appreciated.

It is just amazing to me what can happen when you reach out to good people.
THANK YOU all for your compassion and effort on behalf of this young Sailor.
I told our Commanding Officer this morning that this Sailor is NEVER going
to forget her first duty station - and she is lucky that it was Charleston!

 

Comment by Tamme on November 15, 2011 at 11:23am

So glad to hear from you Susan and I have you in my prayers.  I was hoping to hear if you were at MUSC because I would have come by to meet you.  If you have any time Monday when you return, let me know. 

Comment by Sue(Daniel's Mom) on November 12, 2011 at 5:20pm

Susan, glad to hear you are doing better.  Will certainly pray for you for your upcoming tests on Monday.  Take care and hope to hear from you soon.

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