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Comment by Paige (Will's mom) on March 30, 2009 at 8:33am

Nancy,
Yes Will was in the honor guard, he was in the front, with the guns, not the ones where they were dropped, he was in the group that preformed in the front of everyone like half way through. I hate it took you so long to see Brad. We had the privilege of meeting Brad Sunday am at the NEX when we went to pick up Will. What a nice young man. He talked to Stan (my husband) for a long time while I shopped for tshirts and such. I was really hoping to meet you, guess we will have to stay in touch online. Have a wonderful week and Congrats to you and yours.
Paige

Comment by Nancy A. on March 29, 2009 at 11:55pm

Paige,
I'm sorry we were never able to connect this weekend. When we FINALLY saw Brad on Friday, I asked him if he knew Will. I was amazed to find that, out of a group that large, they had become friends. Was Will on the floor at all during graduation? You mentioned he was walking across and then leaving. Brad was never there and it took FOREVER to see him. They announced twice that the building was closing before we even saw him!

We really did enjoy our weekend and are so proud of Brad, as I am sure you are of Will. It certainly was an extra treat to wake up to all of the snow on Sunday morning!

Nancy

Comment by Becky (mom of Adam) on March 28, 2009 at 11:44am

My son's PIR isn't till Apr 24 but I'm on pins and needles along with you about hearing whether they passed. It's so nerve-wracking!

But it's Saturday now and the ceremony is over, so I have a question for any of you whose SAILORS (not recruits anymore!) stayed at Great Lakes for A-school. I know it could be different for everyone, but how did that transition go for you? Did any of you bring laptops or cell phones or cameras or whatnot to hand off to your sailor? We're planning on bringing his "stuff" to him when we come to PIR, but I'm wondering if he'll be able to have it. I've heard different things about that so I'm wondering what your experience was.

And, of course, any other reflections/advice about the PIR weekend you might have. When you recover from the weekend, that is!

Congrats to all of you for surviving boot camp!

Comment by JOY (Siera's mom) on March 26, 2009 at 9:49pm

Hi Elena- Its okay. It was nice...alot of people didnt show up. Robin made nametags for all the moms(how sweet) What was so funny....we were all sitting at the table worried about our sailors...and our three phones rang almost all at one time with the great news that they PASSED...!!!!!!!So Thank GOD! We will be looking for you all tomorrow...sorry we missed you

Comment by Elena Paulino on March 26, 2009 at 9:17pm

Missed meeting everyone at Flanagan's. Sorry. We didn't realized how tired we were.. overslept. I hope everyone had a great time!

Comment by Paige (Will's mom) on March 26, 2009 at 4:05pm

Hey all, we are here in Waukegan at the Springhill Suites, hope to see you all at Flanagan's tonite, our kids TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by JOY (Siera's mom) on March 26, 2009 at 11:44am

Thanks AMY!!!!!!!

Comment by Amy_From_Home on March 26, 2009 at 11:16am

Congrats to all the new Sailor Moms/wives/girlfriends/dads etc etc etc :)

Have an awesome time at PIR!!!

Comment by JOY (Siera's mom) on March 26, 2009 at 11:12am

Well we made it to GL, we just checked into the Residence Inn....So far so good, but still NO CALL from Siera yet? See yall tonight at Falnagans

Comment by Karen C. on March 25, 2009 at 10:56pm

Good night everyone....Haven't heard a word yet..... And I too will be praying and hoping that the night goes by quickly. As for sleep....forget about it. My prayers will be with you all as you travel. We shall be leaving here around 9:30am. Godspeed and see you all soon.

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