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ATTENTION ON DECK !!!
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- My Sailor's first name (do not post SEAL names):
- Eric
- What is or will be your sailor's rate (job classification) - ex. ABE, AM, GM, etc
- AM3 (Aviation Structural Mechanic)
- Describe a little about yourself:
- Proud single dad of two great Navy kids!! My daughter is a Navy vet and served on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and my son just re-enlisted and served on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Currently he is stationed at the Marine Air Base at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and is attached to the "Easy Riders" or HSL-37. I've been chief chemist for a number of gold, silver, and copper mines for 30+ years. Raised in the Sierra Nevada mountains, graduated from the University of Maryland (class of '77), a confirmed Westerner and Proud Navy Dad !!!
- What brought you to this site:
- My son is currently serving
- What were your feelings when your Sailor joined the Navy:
- proud as can possibly be !!!!!!!!!!!
- What is your relationship with your sailor
- Dad
Paul's Braggin' Place
Some words Eric sent the evening before the Theodore Roosevelt left on cruise on Sept. 8:
I leave tomorrow to assist in maritime operations. To do my job in assisting in aviation maintenance which will in the end help to put warheads on the foreheads of those who dare to upset the balance, to hurt the innocent and to those who we deem terrorists. As in the rich naval tradition since October 13th 1775 I sacrifice my time and being to put my life in the hands of my fellow shipmates who in turn puts those same trusts into mine. To cast off and set sail to cross the seas in something bigger than what it is we can understand. To help those who need it is what we do, although we may be the cold forged steel harvesters of death in the modern age, we supply hope and change to those who need it most. In these final moments I realize that everything I've done, sacrificed in this last year all amount to something now. It finally means something. What I'm not sure but its reassuring to know that I'm not here in vain. I will dearly miss you all and cannot wait till my return next year. I look forward to seeing you all and telling my tales of other lands and the sea. Wish me fair winds and following seas as I look forward to my return home.
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A Virtual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I ran across a very interesting website that I thought I would share....it is a virtual Vietnam Veterans memorial wall.....one of the pages lists those that gave their lives by state....click a state name and you can eventually get to a list of medals and often a bio. This was a monumental amount of work and it is a reminder that many gave their lives in a far away land with a funny name.......
Continue Thanks Paige!
Posted on August 23, 2009 at 8:55pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Thanks to Paige and to neighbor Brenda for all the work and hospitality! It was fun… Continue
Tiger Cruise - Homecoming !
Posted on May 16, 2009 at 12:30am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Wow….homecoming….after seven-plus months at sea everyone was returning to US soil and their families. I knew it was going to be a memorable day with lots of mixed emotions for all.
Eric and I had agreed to make it another 06:00 day, but around 05:00 I managed to wiggle out of the rack and get cleaned up. I wasn’t sleeping anyway, so why stare at the inside of my eyelids when I could go ahead and get cleaned up and get ready for the day. The ship’s movement had eased over night and…
Brothers at War Movie
Posted on May 15, 2009 at 9:46am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Tiger Cruise- Day 2, Part 3
Posted on May 8, 2009 at 7:30am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Wow! Pretty impressive air power demo….sure makes you appreciate what the pilots and support crew go through. I was still kind of in a daze as I don’t think it still hit me that it was real. I’ve been a fan of military aircraft my whole life and swear I was a fighter jock in another life, so I was living the dream of being that close to the planes as they launched.
Anyway, as I said in part 2, the Air Boss asked all to leave the flight deck so he could recover the aircraft and…
Comment Wall (754 comments)
- At 4:29pm on February 12, 2012,
Dana Laine said… Thank you for this site. I was an ET on board the USS Portland LSD-37 from 77-81 and am so thankful for a site where prayer is valued. My Dad was on an LST in the So. Pacific in WW II, and my brother was on a plankowner SM on board the USS Tarawa, so the Navy is in our blood. My son Mike will be graduating Boot Camp on 3/9 and my wife and I will be there.
- At 5:46am on February 12, 2012,
Timothy S. Haubry said…
Thank you Paul!
- At 8:19pm on February 9, 2012,
Al Engling said…
Thanks Paul for the welcome!
- At 8:04pm on February 9, 2012,
Myca Schumacher Hayden said…
- Thanks for the welcome, Paul. Love the website.
- At 10:54pm on February 7, 2012,
ruth said…
thank you PAUL for so much informative information
i certainly will take the time to educate myself before
i go any further . it should help to fill the time until PIR
3/16/2012 i want my SR to be proud of me !
- At 6:33pm on February 7, 2012,
Corly Fernandez said… Thanks for the add Paul! GREAT website!!!
- At 10:34pm on February 6, 2012,
Perry Zimmerman said…
- At 8:49am on February 4, 2012,
Jeremey Kelley said… Thank you Paul for the message and yes this a very exciting, happy and proud yet lonely and painful time for my wife and I. Overall though my wife and I are very proud of our daughter for her courage and commitment. My wife is on the Navy Mom site and recommended this one to me and we are really glad to have these resources at hand to answer our many questions and concerns about our daughter. Thank you again for the welcome and talk to you soon, Jeremey kelley.
- At 4:09pm on February 2, 2012,
Charles Hopper said…
Thank you, Paul, for the welcome. Most helpful! I'll go through all the links you provided.
I had a cousin in the Navy about 25 years ago, so have some familiarity, but plan to learn a lot more to support my son. It's funny, when my son joined, I had to ask myself why I didn't go into the Navy Reserve 25 years ago instead of insisting on the Air Force Reserve. After all, I lived in San Diego! Guess my son is proving to be smarter than I was, because I always had an interest in the sea and instead went for the inland Air Force bases.
- At 6:04pm on January 31, 2012,
Bob morrell said… Paul, Thank You for the Welcome. Congratulations on two fantastic kids. My Matt leaves for Great Lakes July 18th, then after Basic is off to South Carolina to the Nuke school, so proud of him. This site is fantastic and has already given me great info. Bob
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