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USS Bonhomme Richard(LHD6)
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This group is for moms as well as others with a loved one aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.
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Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2019
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Hello From a Newbie
Started by lieu2010. Last reply by Harly Sep 7, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello All - I'm new to this page and to this group and thought I should tell you all a bit about myself. I have 3 kids. My oldest son, a Marine. My middle child (another boy) is my Sailor. He's an…Continue
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Comment by momoftwosailors on December 31, 2010 at 12:48pm
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Hi Jane, I just sent you an email so we can correspond there, it will be easier.
It will be interesting to see what your son will be doing since the ship is in dry dock and everything seems to be in limbo. Sounds like your friend's son had a rough time but I must say, it's not uncommon. Things like that happen, hopefully he's ok and it will get better.
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Hi Jane, sorry for the delay...busy here. Wow, sounds like your time with your son has been really great. I know how proud you are, I feel the same way. Glad you could check out the pictures/videos too. I can't describe to you the feeling we had being on the ship with him and being a part of their Navy experience. wow. I'm going to go check your other message from a week ago...
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Just saw your message...glad he's doing so well and loving his ship! I know he's happy to be home though and be spoiled for a while. I try to give my son all his favorite foods while he's here, it's hard to squeeze them all in! Yes, very cool videos. Also check out the BHR website. There's a cool video that someone made of it returning from their long deployment, coming into the SD bay. Lots of the "tigers"(including myself) were on the flight deck at the time, you can see us roaming around while the sailors are "manning the rails". Hope you can find it. Hope you have a wonderful time with your son! I'll check back after Christmas!
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Hi Jane! Glad you're ready to enjoy Christmas with your son!!!! You must be getting some of that rain and he's getting the snow! Hope the weather clears and you can all enjoy the holidays together! I haven't had time today to get back to your messages. But I got your message with your email address so after the holidays I'll be in touch. ok? I can't get this site figured out.
Margaret- I hope both you and Jane have a Merry Christmas and let's all enjoy our holidays with our sailors. I'm sure they'll have lots of stories to tell!
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Well, even though the job isn't that great right now, at least they're getting a paycheck!!! I haven't asked my son...is there another deployment ahead? Surely it won't be long since they just had a long one.
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Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on December 19, 2010 at 11:10pm
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Yea, Richard says it is boring. He says he sweeps all day. I hear that it should be ready by April and they will take it out to sea for a while to make sure all is good before it goes out on a deployment.
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Hi Jane. First of all, I just wrote you on the Messages board again. I got your message and checked your name to send the reply to you. Let me know if you get it. Yes, the Navy is definitely part of these older men, it meant everything to them. I'm not so sure my boys will feel like that. How nice too that he's sharing stories, now you and Hayden can understand and relate to it all. It would be sooo great if he could see the BHR! I wish my dad could.
Margaret. Your sons in the bakery? My son did that in the beginning, he said it was so great to be around the bread all day! I know, Brian said they don't do a lot while in dry dock. He said it's mostly "nonsense" jobs. :)
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Jane, I don't think you talk too much! My father was not in the service, but his brothers were. One served in the Navy during the Korean War and his younger brother was in the Army, but never saw combat. Neither uncles are around, so I like to hear others with their stories. We have a large community of retired sailors at church who love to ask about my boys and tell me their stories.
Jane, I like that your Dad was a cook. That what my son does on the BHR. He is in the bakery, but while in Dry-Dock, he is just hanging out as a gofer.
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Margaret, I totally admire you that you went back to school at this point in your life! What a great example for your kids too. Yes, I have 4 boys. The older 2 joined the Navy and the younger two, 22 and 20 are still at home going to college.
Jane, from what you say, you didn't get the message I sent you yesterday. I just now sent another one. The thing is I'm having a hard time finding the site where you wrote me. I'll check it out again today. Thank you for your comment about doing something right. I will say they are awesome boys/men.
I'd have to look up and see what years my dad was in(I think about the same time as your dad)but I do know he was on the USS Uvalde all 4 years. Wow, great story too. I'm sure your dad is like mine, those years in the Navy meant the world to him.
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Momoftwo, I can only imagine raising 4 boys!!!! I only have my two and my daughter who is a freshman in high school. I thought with my boys gone, I would have time to go back to school for my masters. I was so wrong!! I have stuck to it and I only have three more classes!!!
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