During this Thanksgiving week, I am missing my sailor. I am so thankful he is doing well, and I am so proud of him. He has deployed and this will be the first Thanksgiving since he enlisted that I won't see him. May not even get to talk to him! I am so thankful he found his place with the Navy! Tell me, what are you Thankful for?

090829-N-1557B-012 GREAT LAKES, Ill., (Aug. 29, 2009) More than 4,750 recruits and staff members from Recruit Training Command spell out "Go Navy!" in front of the USS Iowa headquarters building at Recruit Training Command for a photo to be aired at this year's Army-Navy football game Dec. 12. (U… Continue

I have had 3 of my sons in the navy at one time, spread out all over the world. Christian talked Nathan into joining, and Nathan talked Nick into joining and everyone assumes their dad was a navy man too, but he was never in the service at all. Christian and Nick are still in today, but Nathan got out after 9 years of service. During those nine years, he served as a corpman taking care of the Marines at Pearl Harbor, and also in Iraq for one of those years. You don't think of the Navy in Iraq bu… Continue

Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference. While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen.

Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their camos.. As they began heading to their gate, everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering.


When I saw the soldiers, pro… Continue