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Comment by NavyMomLG on October 2, 2013 at 5:16pm

Thanks AmyTX, there was a link to a Wiki that provided some very interesting information (assuming it's true...).  Nothing about Fish vs Dolphin, but at least now he won't be "an object of scorn and ridicule".  Ha!  I will have to ask him if he felt that way.

Comment by AmyTX on October 2, 2013 at 4:16pm

NavyMomLG if you go to the Sub Moms group there is a discussion about the dolphins and that may have some infor. about the pins on there.

Comment by AmyTX on October 2, 2013 at 4:10pm

Congrats NavyMomLG! So glad you got to hear from your son.  Sorry, I don't know anything about the pins.  Can't wait for those boys to be back!

 

Comment by NavyMomLG on October 2, 2013 at 1:52pm

So excited, got a very brief email from my son this morning, written last Friday, telling me he was pinned on Thursday!!!  By the way, does anyone know why some sailors refer to them as "fish" and some as "dolphins"?  So proud of him, he was really hoping to complete his qualification on this patrol.  Hope others got emails too.

Comment by NavyMomLG on September 23, 2013 at 1:08pm

Good to know... I will keep my phone by my side at all times!

Comment by tylers-wife-4-life on September 21, 2013 at 5:38am

Nope they usually do a drawing that they purchase tickets from while deployed and one of the drawings us for a call home. He probably got his ticket drawn.

Comment by kimberly2 on September 21, 2013 at 4:05am

did anyone else get a phone call from their sailor?  I had a message from my husband and was devastated to have missed his call :(

Comment by NavyMomLG on September 20, 2013 at 2:38pm

While everyone is anxiously waiting to hear from their sailor, I thought I would share a little story.  A good friend of mine told me about a trip she and her father are taking in a few weeks.  He is a WWII vet, and they are participating in an "Honor Flight" to Washington DC.  The Honor Flight program is a nationwide effort to help as many surviving WWII veterans as possible to visit their memorial in DC before they are no longer able to do so.  Keep in mind that the youngest WWII vet is in his mid-80's.  They do the entire trip in one day, leaving Minneapolis at about 6:30 am, touring several of the memorials and returning home at about 10:30 pm.  Each vet has a guardian that accompanies them and cares for them during the day.  All transportation is arranged and meals are provided. The trip is free for the vet.  During the flight to DC, they surprise the vets with "V-Mail", and my friend asked if I would prepare one.  It's a short letter thanking them for their service and any other message I want to include.  They will have a special mail call on the plane and distribute the letters in the same format they received mail during the war.  V-Mail letters were written on special forms provided by the US Postal Service, and then photographed onto 16mm film.  The negatives were sent by air to processing centers near the letter's destination where they were printed out on photographic paper at one-fourth the original size, slipped into a small envelope, and forwarded on to the addressee.  This system helped reduce the tremendous bulk of mail; 1,750 regular letters could be condensed down to just 4 ounces of film.

It's amazing how times have changed, and I am so grateful that we have email, skype and text messaging.  Just imagine how hard it was on families during WWII waiting for news and wondering if their loved ones ever received their letters.  I just found this very interesting and thought I would share.

Comment by tylers-wife-4-life on September 19, 2013 at 7:16pm

I'm happy too hopefully I will hear something soon I can't wait to hear from him.

Comment by kimberly2 on September 19, 2013 at 6:59pm

yay!!  so happy that you finally heard something!!!!  i hope to hear something soon as well!  can't wait until they come back :)

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