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Comment by jbird on July 15, 2016 at 10:20am

carol ann-what FB do you see pictures on? Truman FB? I don't use it so I need guidance, ha ha. But again, well said.

Comment by Carol Ann on July 15, 2016 at 10:11am

jbird: Thanks for "getting me". The time DID fly by and I miss those days. Whenever I see a sailor in uniform (which doesn't happen very often here in OH) I still feel the kinship and pride to the Navy and to all those who serve and I suppose I always will. Never completely got the military and the sacrifices that are and have been made by those who serve until I became a Navy Mom and experienced it first hand. Guess that's why I still feel close to you all. We definitely share a bond and no one else really completely gets it unless they have experienced it too. You are all such a special group of women and I guess that's why I am still attached. Love seeing all the picts on FB of all the happy reunions and remember how I felt all so well

Comment by jbird on July 15, 2016 at 9:49am

CarolAnn-So well said, I feel exactly like you do. There's something about that common bond we share as Truman moms. You can't explain it unless you are one. So many moms in the world but how many are Truman moms? Right? 7 years since enlisting, where did that time go? It would be hard to just walk away from here.

Comment by Carol Ann on July 15, 2016 at 9:28am

jbird: Thank you for being so kind. Appreciate that. My son gives me heck when I tell him something I saw about Truman on FB or this site. He says Mom I haven't been in for over 2 years now why are you still "stalking" the Truman?!? I told him just like him I feel I have made some connections and friendships and still feel a pull towards the Truman. (After all he was in for 6 years.) I said you still keep up with friends from the Navy, why can't I? He said Mom you never met any of them. Actually I did meet some from his first deployment at meet and greet and pier at Homecoming. The 2nd one he wasn't first leave off ship, so we didn't go and just waited til he had 2nd leave & came home. He doesn't get how we Moms have bonded. I do know less and less of you from that time and feel a little weird  being on here, but do try to check in every now and then. I just wanted to follow you all til you got bk to port safe and sound. So very happy for you all and did watch the live feed  (what little they showed) on my lunch hour and was crying tears of happiness for you all. Guess once a Truman Mom always a Truman Mom!

Comment by jbird on July 15, 2016 at 9:17am

CarolAnn- Would love to have you pop in and "visit" ok? I think it  would be hard to leave all together. I know seasons change but I know I'll be sad to not have that connection anymore via my sailor son which won't be long now. Change can be hard..

Comment by jbird on July 15, 2016 at 9:07am

And Dorie was found! WOO HOO! I love it.

B'sNuke-you should consider becoming part of navyformom's officially, you're very helpful. So the navy live feed never even happened??  UGH! Frustrating but at least there was the pilot. I watched that last night, thank God we have that to look back on. I just hope the families back home were able to watch that live. Sea*mom- your son deserves better than that, I'm so sorry. He'll cross paths with a new and special girl I'm sure, he'll be much happier down the road too.

Comment by jbird on July 15, 2016 at 8:54am

Hi!! Back home now but I think I left my heart down in Norfolk. What an incredible experience. It was soooooooo awesome to put faces to the names: tootallJoan, Navy mom2, jacobsmom, redsmom, onebodyprof, juliez...who am I missing?? TTJ I was on the top of the bleachers and saw you walking, looked like you were on a mission towards the other end of the pier! Everyone I met from here was so friendly, I wish I could have met more. Is there a place to see all the pictures taken? 

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 14, 2016 at 10:46am

I went ahead and posted the video in the Truman Deployment discussion above.  I actually posted it in my original discussion (at the bottom) - not in the comment section.  That way it will stay where everyone can see it and you won't have to scroll through pages of discussion to find it lol!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 14, 2016 at 10:37am

Same video - different article - posted by the Stars & Stripes: Seems like everyone is using Virginian Pilot's live stream as it appears to be the only one that was up! (That's the one I watched live too.)

http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/harry-s-truman-carrier-strike-grou...

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 14, 2016 at 10:33am

On the links I posted for the Virginian Pilot - there are 2 different videos within the same link - make sure you look at both of them.  One is 11 facts about deployment and the other is the homecoming footage from yesterday.

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