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October Adoption: Giving Thanks for the USS Forrest Sherman DDG98
Giving thanks to the USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG 98)
This month’s adoption is the USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). She is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral Forrest Sherman, and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name.
Their requests are simple: Beef jerky, 5 hr energy drinks, gum, hard candy, mints, sunflower seeds, trail mix, hot sauce, single serve drink packets (the kind you place in a bottle of water), tootsie rolls, “hot tamale” candy, sour patch kids and air fresheners. DVDs are ok. Don’t forget the cards and letters too!
The theme for this month’s adoption is Thanksgiving. Our contact said they would love to have some decorations hanging around the ship. “It might make this place seem a little less like a cold steel vessel, and more like home”. So ladies, let’s send them lots of love from home for the Thanksgiving holiday!
Pillowcases are a “go”. It would be fantastic if we can send enough pillowcases so everyone gets one. There are 214 males and 70 females.
When I asked how they would like the boxes shipped (i.e. one box one sailor or one box to be divided by a group) he said “there are a lot of single kids that don’t get anything so a package for them would be great.” My suggestion is for those of you that can send "individual" boxes, that would be great; mark them as individual. For those that send for a “group” (i.e. lots of one or two things in a box) mark as group. If you send just decoration, please mark the box as decorations so they can pull those separately.
Shipping dates: Oct 19th through 23rd.
I asked for anymore info they could give me on the USS Forrest Sherman, and here is what they were able to share:
USS FORREST SHERMAN deployed on 3 JUL 2012 for a 7 month deployment to the SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. We have been conducting training and operations with our allies in the region. We had a chance to visit Rota, Spain, Augusta Bay, Italy, Souda Bay, Greece, and Haifa,
Israel.
We have approximately 300 Sailors onboard - including an Air department that flies our helicopter, a chaplain, and a college instructor to teach us college courses underway.
FORREST SHERMAN is named in honor of ADM Forrest Sherman - the 12th CNO from 1949 -1951. He commanded the USS WASP in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal. In the famous picture of ADM Nimitz signing for the surrender of the Japanese aboard USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay on Sep 2, 1946, ADM Sherman is standing behind ADM Nimitz.
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Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on
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Thanks sheryl!
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Permalink Reply by valeriejean on
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Thanks Sheryl!
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Thanks MLJ I know they will be appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on
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They will give them sweet dreams :)
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Permalink Reply by Laura on
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Hi Valeriejean,
I hope that it will be OK to ship a few days after your deadline. The St. Francis de Sales Confirmation class will be hosting a packing party for your monthy adoption on October 27th. Two of the classes, about 20 kids, have volunteered to have a bake sale, go door to door collecting donations, shop for items to send and pack boxes.
I hope that they are successful in their effort and are able to make a significant impact on this month's adoption. I will print off some info about the ship and make a poster board to display at the bake sale. Visual aids with heart wrenching captions are always useful when I am trying to get folks to hand over cash. Shameless, I know, but it worked last time so I will try it again!
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Hi Laura -
That will be fine! I am excited that they are willing to help with this adoption! Thank you for your help!
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Permalink Reply by eljac913 (Ship 12 Div 053) on
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Hi everyone,
I had so much fun shopping today for my 3 boxes. I ordered my boxes and they have not arrived yet. I may have bought more than 2 boxes worth. Will know as soon as my boxes arrive. If so, I will fill another one but will let you know for sure. :)
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Hi Eljac913 I am so glad you had fun shopping! Sometimes the boxes can take two weeks to get there...hopefully not in this case. Thank you for keeping me posted!
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You can also get your boxes at the local post office if they don't come in time. If they don't have the FPO boxes you can use a large flat rate and still get the discount since it is going to an FPO address. I've had to do this before.
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Cannot believe that our post office actually happily handed over a small shipment of boxes to me. Usually you have to pull teeth to get one. Maybe they are getting so used to me (over 5 years of Molly's boxes) that they like how I always meet someone in line?
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