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Military Mom Pays High Price For Speaking With Marine son calling from Afghanistan
WOODBURY, Tenn. - A military mom said she would do anything to answer her son's phone call from overseas, no matter what the cost.
Some seven months ago, Lance Corporal Mark Rhyne left the little town of Woodbury, for the remote deserts of Afghanistan.
"I told my son the day he deployed as he was about to get on that bus, 'I will stand in your steed while you are gone, I will stand,'" his mother Teresa Danford said.
On Monday, while working inside the Crane Interiors factory, Teresa Danford said she kept her word.
Mark called from Afghanistan, using a Satellite phone. It was a rare opportunity he only gets maybe once a month.
"You don't want to miss a word because truthfully that might be the last time you hear from them," Danford said.
Danford knew about Crane's no cell phone policy but answered anyway.
"There is nothing in this world that would stop a mother from answering a phone call from her son and what if it was not my son? What if he'd been hurt and someone was trying to contact me?" asked Danford.
The next day, Teresa was suspended from work without pay for three days. This was a first offense, and managers told her next time, she'd be fired.
"I said 'you are aware that my son is serving in Afghanistan and he can only call me when that sat phone gets to his unit' and he looked me straight in the eyes and said 'yes,'" Danford said.
Larry Officer is a Human Resource Manager at Crane Interiors. He sent NewsChannel 5 the following statement: "It is our policy that there is to be no cell phones used during working hours due to safety concerns within a production environment. Employees are allowed to use cell phones during breaks and lunches. We have a communicated policy for all employees to be reached in case of an emergency."
Danford said she fully expects to be fired for going public. But she remembered the promise she made to her son, the promise to always support him.
"If I didn't do this, then I couldn't live with myself. So if I lose my job, I lose my job. But I will have done what I gave my son my word that I would do," Danford added.
A lot of people have gotten wind of this story already, and they're not ignoring it.
A petition was posted online to demand that military family members are granted the right to answer calls from their loved ones serving over seas.
That's all Danford was asking for. She said talking to her son once a month gives her peace of mind, and gives her son the strength he needs to continue his work overseas.
Danford's son is scheduled to return home in a month, when he'll meet his son for the first time.
Email: ahara@newschannel5.com
HR Director Larry Officer - LarryO@crane-interiors.com
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Comment by Suzi-OH on February 18, 2011 at 3:27pm
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I contacted the news station and reporter for permission.
But, thanks....you can never be too careful. I appreciate your concern....it's nice when people can offer advice and others can accept it with a smile! :)
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Thanks ladies. I've sent it around FB friends and friended Tertesa. I joined the Petition Event on FB, twittered it and sending it to friends. I still remember when my first husband was on a 7 month Persian Gulf cruise...back before email and cell phones. I cried when I missed a call. And, it was not even close to as dangerous as it is now in Afghanistan!
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Comment by abbyblue on February 18, 2011 at 11:14pm
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Crane Interiors factory manufactures a wide variety of components, including fishing chairs,
buckets, benches, bunks, sundecks, decorative panels, etc and deliver
JIT to customer plants or warehouses for their installation in boats.
WHY WOULDNT A COMPANY THAT MAKES ITEMS FOR BOATS WOULDNT WANT A active duty person TO CALL HIS MOM .WOULDNT THAT MAKE A GREAT NEWS STORY??? Crane Interiors factory SHAME ON YOU......
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Comment by Anita MA Mom on February 19, 2011 at 2:37am
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All I can say IS YOU GO GIRL ANSWER THAT PHONE!!!!!! Would probably be a different story if it were their Son calling HMMM???? I wouldn't want to work for a company with those ethics anyway. Best of luck to you . You and your Son are in my Prayers!!!!!
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Yep....company apologized and is paying her for the days she was off.......what a shame that they ended up with such horrible PR and in the end the policy has been changed. They could have avoided all of this by being reasonable in the first place!
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Comment by eplee on September 11, 2011 at 6:33pm
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All I can say is "Family first," You gave your son your word and you kept it. You exhibited 'integrity' which I believe is a quality that is lacking at "Crane Interiors." Shame on the" They are not showing support to our troops. The Lord is gonna bless you and you will be provided for.
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