Off to Japan

Well the goodbye's aren't getting any easier, This one I think was the hardest your right Lee" there's a big difference from sending your Son to Chicago and then Japan.Micheal left for Sasebo Japan Yesterday to join his fellow Sailors on the USS ESSEX he left at 10:00am Yesterday from San Diego and arrived in Sasebo at 10:00am this morning which is actually 2:00am tomorrow Japan time that's when i got the very short phone call "I'm ok Dad I'm tired and I'll call back as soon as i get settled Love you bye"I was proud of my wife she held it together (some what) pretty good.The confidence she saw in Michael throughout his stay helped her a lot.He's definitely a young Man now" And I'm one proud Navy Dad!!Oh and one more thing having Michael home on Sunday was the best Fathers day i ever had.