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Comment by Kristy on March 8, 2012 at 12:40pm

Thank you Renieglla.  I just sent a friend request to get information for the gray shirts.

Thanks again for all the info

Comment by Kristy on March 8, 2012 at 11:45am

Okay, I am confused regarding the hull swap t-shirts.  Can someone direct me to the correct contact page?  The only site I found was the USS Bonhomme Richard Support Group on FB.  I can't find a link or event or anything regarding ordering the shirts.  Then I saw I post on hear from happyclime about red or blue hull swap t-shirts to be ordered in June.  

Help, we would really like to order a few of these.

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 7, 2012 at 7:36pm

What? I didn't know that! I thought I read something about june. Wow. I better be getting on the ball with that then!

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 7, 2012 at 6:36pm

oh, maureen, you are too funny!!!!  i knew you had something about your name on here, but i don't have time to go back through all the comments.  lol  by the way, thanks, again, for the address!

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 7, 2012 at 6:33pm

lol, thanks, reeniegalla, i thought so. 

cathy, i am glad you put that on here, too, because hunter has a cousin who is pretty close that has had health issues since birth and has just received some bad news and i was wondering if something happened to her if hunter would be allowed to come home.  she wasn't expected to live as long as she has, so we never really know what the Lord has in store for her life.  :)

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 7, 2012 at 9:43am

Hi Ladies. . .I’m wondering if any of you have had to deal with a request for emergency leave or a death or serious illness in your family while your sailor has been in the Navy.  Sorry this is long, but thanks for listening....

    I had written about a month ago or so about my uncle's diagnosis of end stage cirrohsis and liver cancer.  He continues to have good and bad days.  He has lost an enormous amount of weight the past few weeks which is from the meds he has to take for his amonia levels so that he won't slip into a coma.  We were also told that his cancer cells are burning an enormous amount of calories too.  Per Josh's request, I have been sending him regular updates.  He seems to think that he might be able to get emergency leave granted.  I told him that I didn't know if the Navy would consider a great uncle as immediate family.  He talked to someone there and said that I should contact the Ombudsman - which I did.  I wanted to start inquiring as early as possible since we just don’t know.  She has been very responsive and helpful and much appreciated!  She outlined the following things that are taken into consideration

1.  Seriousness of the situation/health of the family member

2.  Relationship of the Sailor to the person in question (i.e., parent, siblings, child, spouse, grandparent, etc.) 

3.  Needs of the Navy, needs of the ship, needs of the division (I know this sounds harsh but it's part of the process)

4.  Where are they if  they're underway and can they get the Sailor out quickly or at all

 

     She also suggested that I contact the Red Cross to start the communications going now.

 

    So late last night before giving Josh the info from the ombudsman, I received an email from him responding to my latest update on my uncle.  He was so sweet and was anxious to hear what I learned from the Ombudsman.  He asked me to tell Uncle Floyd that he loved him very much and that he wants to see him again before anything bad happens and to hang in there and he misses him.  UGH...I burst into tears.

      He was still on line when I forwarded him the information from the Ombudsman and wrote back that he doubts he would be granted leave of something happened during the hull swap.  I wish I could have been there to HUG him!!

     FYI, he’s kind of a private person and probably wouldn’t appreciate me sharing this with all of you. . ..but I needed this :-) 

   I also told him that the Ombudsman suggested he make his LPO or LCPO aware of the situation so that there would be support for him there– which he said he would.

      It must be so difficult for our sons and daughters when something like this happens. 

Take care,

Cathy

Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on March 7, 2012 at 9:17am

hi, happy!  i am wondering if you are the site admin of the FB page, or has that already been stated?  anyway, you sound familiar.  hope things turn around and that you don't have to sell all your sentimental stuff. 

glad you are safe, too, kim.

sharon, i am pretty sure someone sent me a message on FB of where to send money for the shirts.  when i see it, i will fwd it on to you.  i can't wait to get a shirt!  i'm excited.  i saw where some of the people who have sailors on the BHR are sad they are losing "their" ship.  hmmm

ohio weather--thunderstorms, then snow, then 60's...don't like the weather here?  stick around, it'll change!  :)

have a great day, all!

Comment by Kim on March 6, 2012 at 9:51pm

Tina, thanks for the update.

KimTN, so glad you are safe.  I look forward to Hans adventures.

Happyclime, prayers are free and never too much to ask for.  I would never think anyone is selfish to ask for prayers.  I am confused, if he is in ROTC, why are you paying?  I have no clue how it works.

I am a little confused about the cards.  My son never mentioned them (not that he communicates) and he was allowed to stay out when he first arrived in Japan.  Is that because he was over 21 or because he was E4?

Speaking of school and next assignments.  Jonathan finally went to check his transcript.  He has one class to earn his Associate degree.  They came up with a plan for him to earn his degree while in the navy.  He has one more year on this assignment and then shore duty.  His plan is to apply for officer after his shore duty.  He wants to save his GI bill for his children.  I'm praying for grandchildren.

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on March 6, 2012 at 9:30pm

Happyclime, I am sending prayers your way. 

Mary, Jesse will be fine.  Some take longer to find their way than others.  I found that to be true with my oldest son.  He made some wrong decisions and a couple of detours along the way.  But he has learned some valuable life lessons and he's a wonderful, caring, loving, young man. 

Take care all!

Comment by happyclime on March 6, 2012 at 6:20pm

Hi moms! Beautiful but cold day in western Washington...some snow last nite, but nothing really stuck. Not a cloud in the sky but still only in the 30's. Love this page because I can just post like a "normal mom" instead of a support page admin. YAY! My Sailor son Aaron is on the USS ESSEX, now floating about in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility with the Japanese Navy. My AF son Ian is currently in ROTC studying aviation at the University of ND...Aviation school is just as bad (monetarily) as medical school. We are having a hard time coping with the expenses. I own a pack and ship store and also sell retail. I am I of 3 such stores in our area who survived last year. The other 7 stores went out of business. I know this sounds selfish, but I am asking for prayers for our family. My husband's pay was cut and we are barely able to keep the store open. I collected all my gold and precious gem jewelry yesterday (including my wedding rings) to take to sell tomorrow. We are trying to find a way into my husbands retirement fund to secure more money for Aviation school. Ian has no time to get a job in Grand Forks because his days start at 0430 and end about midnight after studying. I try to stay positive, but some of the time I find I look positive on the outside but I am crying on the inside. I could say so much more, but I have already burdened you with too much information. Thank you all for being here. HOOYAH AND SEMPER FI!

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