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For family members of sailors who are on the USS GW on their way to be stationed in Japan
Members: 284
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2019
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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 BeachBunny on October 9, 2015 at 9:00am
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Happy Red Friday GW Group.....
Yup, heard the same "sailor" words from my sailor...he's been on a boat more then land and wasn't impressed with where they were...too bad, he was looking forward to it since the last deployment was in the middle east....well, he did find some good food...
My friend went there this summer, said it's a really poor, dirty city....she stayed at a private house on the edge of town and didn't go into the "city" much...lots of poverty, pick pockets and just thieves there...warned my sailor to keep his phone and wallets in a button-up pocket....guess it's part of seeing the world...seeing the poor (Lima), the rich (Dubai), the ugly (Abu Dhabi), the pretty (Hawaii), the dangerous (Bahrain) and the safest (Perth)....:)
joshmom....that sounds like a blast! are you a good witch or a bad witch?....lol
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Comment by MaggieMay on October 9, 2015 at 7:39am
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Hello all and happy Friday to ya!
Finally heard from my sailor via email. Says this was the worst port visit he's ever been to. I'll be polite and not use his exact words LOL but says it was dirty and not much to do there. Let's keep our fingers crossed the next port will be much much better. He hasn't received my package yet but when I tracked it it showed it went to Chicago then to Florida then back to Chicago...what's up with that?!!! Oh well it's in transit to final destination now. I'll be sending another one next week and they'll probably both get to him at the same time!
Hope you all have fun things planned for the weekend. I'm attending Witches Night Out. It's a fund raising event for women only and you have to be dressed as a witch. Me and my sisters and nieces go every year and have a blast! 4000 tickets were sold this year...just imagine that many witches in one place!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Comment by JH4JH on October 8, 2015 at 8:17pm
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Mmmmm...smoked salmon, cheese and crackers is a great idea BeachBunny! We have a World Market close by, will definitely pick some up for box #3.
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Comment by aster on October 8, 2015 at 6:12pm
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Thank you BeachBunny, joshmom, and JH4JH for care package ideas. When he was on the RR and a destroyer they were only for a few months and he said no packages. :) He is with the Blue Hawks, swimmer. Have the boxes, shopping tomorrow and shipping Saturday morning. I like the idea of purchasing items each time I go shopping!
BeachBunny thank you for the article and the photos!
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Welcome to the couple of new members to the group....
If you want to you can follow new members to welcome them, click on link under the members pictures on the right or just notice the member count changing....it changes when members leave too...:)
I was teasing my son that he'll get his box on the next replenishment, actually he got it on the port replenishment...got a short email..."got the care package, thanks mom"...
Package took 2.5 weeks to get to him, which is pretty good..last deployment most took 3-4 weeks, one 6 weeks....time to start another box...I just tape a box and place it on the shelf and buy a few things every time I go to the store and about 2 weeks later it's full and ready to send out...thinking the next one will have smoked salmon, cheese and crackers, he liked that on the last cruise....bought the food at World market so it was non-refrigerated type snacks.caramel corn was a big hit too.
**Do you know, that when in port the sailors can sign up to volunteer on a service project??
151005-N-ZZ999-020 LIMA, PERU (Oct. 5, 2015) Sailors from aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) paint a wall during a community relations event at Alimirante Miguel Grau Seminario in Lima, Peru. Washington is deployed as a part of Southern Seas 2015. The eighth deployment of its kind, Southern Seas 2015 seeks to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Released)
Even teach kids sports...151005-N-RG522-426 LIMA, Peru (Oct. 5, 2015) Sailors from aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) play basketball with local children at a community relations event
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Well...guess it's back to stalking FB...lol
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No phone call from our Sailor yet :(
He did send a message a few days ago asking if I put a hold on his debt card so I'm hoping he hasn't called because he's getting to take a little break and have a little fun.
BeachBunny, thank you for posting that awesome picture.
Aster, my son was also on the Reagan. The only items he asked me to send were tuna packets and cup of noodles. This last box I sent beef jerky, trail mix, cliff bars and some new socks.
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I got a FB message..."getting some food and drinks call you later", that was 2 days ago...:))....
finally called late last night.....oh, those boys....gotta love them....:))
said he didn't get the package...told him it's been on it's way for 2 weeks from Chicago...maybe the next replenishment...I too put a Halloween mask in there....
last deployment MWR had stuff delivered to the ship for each holiday, there's were shop, door, dept deco contest, parties on the flight deck, on no fly days, mine said he missed them bc he was working in the hangar bay on the birds....some movies and sports events on the big screen in the hangar bay...when near a port they'd have comedians or singers flown out for entertainment.....not sure about this deployment haven't heard of anything yet....
Right, coffee creamer, there's some non refrigerator kinds now....I send the "season" favors...this box has the pumpkin spice and hazel nut for fall...hummm next box vanilla (snow) and mint....funny haven't sent TP yet.
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Hello ladies! I heard from my sailor a week ago and he said he would call again over the weekend. Well weekend came & went and no phone call. Weren't they suppose to pull into port? Mine is probably enjoying food and beer and not even thinking about calling home LOL I've always told him though to never give up sleep or the opportunity to have fun just to call home. I'll eventually hear from him again.
Cool pic BeachBunny! Love seeing the entire ship & jets in same pic
Yep, there are some mighty fine sailors on the RR. I'm confident they will continue to do a great job in Japan.
Hi Aster and welcome to the group! My sailor requests food. He's a coffee drinker so when they've been underway for a while I send coffee and sugar (he's not a happy camper when they run out LOL) and I have been known to send TP too!!
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