"I'm Gone" -my son wrote this a week before he left for Great Lakes

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Comment by Dick Hamm on June 4, 2011 at 6:32am

Very thoughtful and insightful. Another reason to be proud of your son!

Comment by Ray Norberto on January 18, 2011 at 4:03pm

Simple and beautiful.

Comment by Cora on September 11, 2010 at 8:22pm

That was really cool of Evan, E.G.!! I love it too! Wow to have such a note as that!! I don't recall you ever telling me and Howie about that..but glad you shared!! I know its been a couple years now but never saw this page..Glad I did now!!

Comment by NavyDCparent on September 11, 2010 at 8:18pm

I love this...thank you for sharing it with us. God bless...

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim on June 8, 2010 at 6:50pm

The creator of this site posted this blog as you can see, almost two years ago. I still come back and read it once in a while. Always with tears in my eyes. By the way, if you so desire, the Navy Dads store has a couple of nice tee shirts for the dad and for the mom to show their pride. If you visit the store, a picture comes up of some sailors in their green shirts on the flight deck of a carrier. The guy standing with his arms folded is Evan. HOOYAH!

Comment by Timothy W. Puffenbarger on June 8, 2010 at 5:07pm

great -------my son left we went home and she went straight in to his room and i said ya know i cant belive he didnt leave a note for you, she started picking up his dirty shorts and things on the floor like always and low and behold there it was rt where he knew shed find it i lost it only he would think fo such a thing it said you knew this day was coming and wish me the best and alot of other things i cant go on it gets me to choked up thinking about it..

Comment by Jack Michel on August 27, 2009 at 12:41pm

Evan has made me see that our childern are now young adults and we have done our best.If not they would have not made the choice to become a sailor in the worlds finest NAVY.

Thank for sharing this !!!!
and good luck Evan

Comment by cotysmom on June 15, 2009 at 3:57pm

That is so beautiful. It just reminds me of the talk that me and my son had the day that he left. He told me to never doubt anything that I had done or didn't do while raising him. He believed that I did a great job and that if he could pick any mother to be his, he would have picked me. Even when you think that they don't notice when you are doing your best, they do. It may take a while to hear but you will.

Comment by Ron on August 7, 2008 at 4:47pm

Wonderfully written and Thanks for sharing! ! !

Comment by Diane(Alyssa's Mom) on August 7, 2008 at 3:03pm

Beautiful absolutely beautiful...my daughter used to write...I am wondering if she will have the inspiration...after she is done being exhausted in boot camp!!!!

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