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For family members of sailors who are on the USS GW on their way to be stationed in Japan
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Latest Activity: Jun 27, 2024
Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security)
(Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips)
The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• No Sailor addresses, emails, or other contact information. The exception to this rule is FPO addresses.
• Specific dates, times, and locations regarding current or future deployments and ship movements. Do not post dates more specific than by month. Do not post specific ports of call, deployment bases, or future destinations.
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Discussion Forum
Son on USS GW
Started by MzNetNet Ship 12 DIV 371. Last reply by BBS Aug 3, 2016. 41 Replies 3 Likes
Pass ports
Started by Yvonne Jesse's mom(ship2div907). Last reply by ProudNavyMomkp Oct 28, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Janis on October 9, 2010 at 6:38pm
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'Kayak across the Pacific'...LOL! That's too funny.
Congratulations ABC! I'm sorry I didn't see your post earlier. I wish you and your Hubby to be, a wonderful life!
Cfsnowmom, I'm so glad to hear that you got to talk to your daughter. I know you've been worried.
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Comment by abc815 on October 9, 2010 at 2:16pm
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thank you, thank you everyone! i love this group! i won't lie, i joined another group awhile back (an illinois one) and i ended up leaving it because it just didn't feel right! haha. anyhow, cfsnowmom, i am SO happy to hear that you did hear back from your sailor. hopefully, this deployment is over soon. :)
as for the rest of the group. there will be a lot of exciting changes for me throughout the rest of the year. and i'm hoping to be coming to you from japan soon enough. i guess i'll finally be able to attend those "gwfrg" meetings! whoo hoo! :)
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To anyone interested in watching the documentary 'Bangkok Girl', you can see it for free on UTube. It's in four parts. The fourth part seems to have gotten misplaced, so just look on the right side on the part three page, or you'll end up watching some idiotic footage of women degrading themselves. :p
Be forwarned, it is graphic. In language, and there is some nudity. It's also incredibly sad. I feel so bad for them.
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Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on October 9, 2010 at 6:29am
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Hi ladies, it is indeed hard to sit back and watch our children take a path that we fear will bring them heartache. My son started dating a girl at the end of his Sr. year in high school. They had known each other since kindergarden, but NOBODY thought they were a good "fit". They married 4 years ago, and it has been a rather rocky 9 years. But she is the woman he chose, so I do my best to be supportive, cause the only time (back when they were dating) that I said anything negative, it came back to bite me in the butt. My older daughter on the other hand, dated a guy that we considered family for over nine years, then just a few months before they were to be married, she caught him red handed with some other chick! So, who am I to say??? My sailorette has dated "bad boys" since high school, and they lived up to their reputations. She has been dating a guy she met when she first went to Japan for the last 4 months or so, and I think she has finally found a WINNER!! He treats her wonderfully, and I think she has finally realized that a good guy was indeed worth waiting for.
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hi ladies, it's abc again. well, it's 3:34 am in chicago right now and i was woken up about an hour ago by a call from my sailor...we are now officially engaged! :) he got down on one knee and "proposed" to the pay phone. awww~gotta love him! alright, well, it's time for me to try and see if i can get back to sleep. just wanted to share the news :) sweet dreams, everyone.
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hey ladies! interesting topic here :) i can bring a different perspective to this: i am the "girl" that my sailor met while he was on leave actually. he was visiting home when i met him and we only had 10 days together. fast forward and here we are, getting married in a month. HOWEVER, i do get concerned when i hear of women from other ports/countries. of course they are not all bad people, by any means. but i do know that it is wise to be cautious of their motives. 1st, i am the "gf". 2nd, i am asian. although i was born in the states, i am all too aware of how it is in many asian countries. basically, they want to marry an "american man" who will bring them back to the states. i am not saying this makes them bad people, but i'm just saying...
at the end of the day, there won't be much a parent can do to stop their child from dating who they want..all i'll say is, if it was my son, i'd be worried. i don't want to sound like i'm putting anyone down, so i'll stop here. only time will tell!
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on October 8, 2010 at 2:39pm
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Ginnlynn, I understand the desire to procrastinate and you certainly would not want to have him in harm's way. I agree with Judi; I feel you should send it to him. His is over 21 and has been living on his own. You have to trust that you have brought him up to use good judgment. I feel it is also good to ask where he plans to visit. What if he were planning to go to Australia? It is fair enough to caution about the risks of traveling alone without a liberty buddy.
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hey ladies! i just tried searching a "sample" fair from chicago to tokyo on dec.27th and i found one at $860-something!
i've shared this w/ mollie and i will now share w/ the rest of you. :) i use the "flexible dates" option on travelocity. it IS annoying because you have to go in and check every single option to see if your date is available. HOWEVER, it is, you will really hit the jackpot! that's how i book most my tickets.
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abc, I know that I was seeing around 2000.00 as it got closer to Christmas. Hopefully you can go early enough to avoid the price gouging.
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hi, kathy! i'm sorry for the confusion. my sailor's flight is for earlier than the time frame you're probably looking. and that's all i can really say right now. :\
but is it really $2000 for december? because i'll be needing to purchase a plane ticket for then. yikes.
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