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  • 46, Female
  • Shreveport, LA
  • United States
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Jan commented on Florence, Adam's Mom's group 'Navy Moms of Fallen Heros'
Update on my daughter Devon. The doc that did the surgery told her that blood loss was to be expected and to take a pain pill and go to bed. She made it to the ER just in time after the loss of 5 liters of blood, 2 transfusions and still in ICU tryi…
on Wednesday
Jan commented on Florence, Adam's Mom's group 'Navy Moms of Fallen Heros'
Please pray for my daughter Devon who lost her husband in Afghanistan last sept. She had surgery monday and is in the ICU after losing 5 pts of blood of the way home and an infection has set in somewhere (not figured out where yet). She has blown 2…
on Wednesday
Jan commented on Florence, Adam's Mom's group 'Navy Moms of Fallen Heros'
I am worried for my son....this coming so soon after the loss of our David in Afghanistan. He is so good about keeping his emotions in check but i am afraid this is just to close to him and too soon.
December 1, 2009
Jan joined Tammy Young's group
Navy Moms With Fibromyalgia
A group where moms can talk about living with fibromyalgia.
December 1, 2009
Jan joined Momma G (Proud Momma of Becka)'s group
Navy Moms on Facebook
December 1, 2009
Jan joined Amber's group
Navy Families on Facebook
A place to connect with even more Navy Families! I have a facebook, do you?
December 1, 2009
Jan commented on Steve's Mom's group 'Molly's Adopt a Sailor project'
My son works with the girl on the ship. They are all in shock right now.
December 1, 2009

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I am a mother to eight with a son in the Navy assigned to the USS New York-LPD 21, a son in the Army in Iraq, (tour ended thankfully in Dec 08) 2 more sons and 4 daughters.
Two daughters have married into the Army. I have 14 grandchildren, an 8 yr old and 2 1 yr olds, granddaughters and 11 grandsons. I have 2 more on the way. (NEWS: Daughter whose husband was deploying to Afganistan miscarried and he has been found medically unfit to deploy. Waiting to hear what that means now.) My Navy son is tenatively scheduled to go to Iraq as an IA in 2011. NEW UPDATE: My son n law did deploy to Afghanistan in April of this year. On 9-19-09 he completed his last mission and earned his wings. He was brought back to us on 9-25-09 on the day he was to arrive home for R & R. Two more of my boys are set to deploy in Dec and Jan. to Iraq. My navy son will be underway for 6 mos starting before Christmas.. Son n law (and his wife) deploying in Jan (my youngest daughter) just gave birth to my 14th grandchild (11 th grandson) Ethan Gregory Paul on 9-16-09, three days before we lost David.

I have a MA degree in Counseling and when we have big family get togethers my education comes in handly sometimes LOL
I am here to support or represent my:
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Was concerned or afraid
From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
The job he's interested in ......what part of the world it would take him into and how much i would have to worry about him. Since the loss of David ...the most important thing i have learned is: I have to give it all over to God and pray daily for all 3 of the remaining boys that i have involved in the military and be prepared to accept God's will for His plan for my boys. They are living their life to the fullest everyday doing what they think is important for themselves, their families and their country. It is in God's Hands!
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
The Navy has a lot to offer

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Thank you so much

Thank you so much for you kind words and prayers for our family. It has been a long, difficult 3 weeks however we are just taking it one day at a time. My daughter needed a little more help and took a few days "off" for a little assistance in handling her grief. We miss David each and every moment of every day. I we working on setting up an account for her and the children, but we have been keeping our heads above water and doing what has to be done each day. I have spoken to the manager at our… Continue

Posted on October 11, 2009 at 6:03pm — 7 Comments

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Officially off duty 9-19-09

Lost one of "my boys" in Afghanistan on Sept 19, 09. It came as quite a shock when my daughter called me soon after we got off the phone after talking for over an hour and i had just won him an MP3/MP4 player off Ebay to take back with him after R&R. His body finally made it back to us on the day he was to come home. He left behind his wife (my daughter) and six children.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtZwPmiB-s0

This is a link to the utube video a friend made for within a couple days aft… Continue

Posted on October 7, 2009 at 8:03pm — 43 Comments

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Individual Augumentees

Has anyone heard of "Individual Augumentees"? I recently found out from my son that he may be being sent to Fort Jackson in South Carolina somewhere in 2010 for 3 weeks of infantry training to be a "sand sailor" and the possiblity of being deployed to Iraq in 2011. I had never heard of such a thing and he told me to google "individual augumentee....and i would learn all about it. Apparently the government has been using the Navy and Marines to fill in for the Army and Air Force since 9/11. I hav… Continue

Posted on February 11, 2009 at 3:37pm — 16 Comments

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At 11:41pm on November 30, 2009, Brenda Sue said…
oh - I totally understand!! Just let us know if we can do anything. We have several moms in Norfolk that we can contact!
At 11:28pm on November 30, 2009, Brenda Sue said…
Wow - I don't see how you stand it! I would be glad to give you my phone number any time you need to talk!!

ok - I have to ask - how did it happen that with eight children - and all those wonderful grandkids - NONE of them were home for Thanksgiving? (ok - you can tell me to mind my own nosey business).

I was also alone for Thanksgiving - but I only have two boys and the other one went to his girlfriends. My sailor is deployed to a small island someone over the rainbow.

I love your comment about the use of your counselor degree during family gatherings!

OK - sorry - but can you tell me more about the car wreck? How many were involved? All in the same car? Four have died? How many injured? Anything we can do to help?
We have a group on here that "adopts" special needs. If you have any addresses to any of these, we will post it and send them cards.! We are getting the one from Stacy who is from Texas.
At 11:15pm on November 30, 2009, Brenda Sue said…
wow - was just reading your story! You have an AMAZING family!! Thank you and each one for their service!!
At 10:07am on November 26, 2009, Brenda S., aka, Sailor Moon said…

Have a safe, blessed and happy Thanksgiving, BrendaS and Family

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At 11:22am on November 23, 2009, Brenda S., aka, Sailor Moon said…

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. You and your family are in my prayers. Blessings and Hugs. Brenda S

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At 11:08pm on November 21, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
Thinking of you as you approach the holidays. May you be blessed.
At 7:54am on November 18, 2009, Griff said…
They are cute kids. I teach them computer.
At 7:42am on November 16, 2009, Griff said…
I teach two brothers Computer with those names. One is in the Fourth Grade and the other is in the First Grade.
At 12:33pm on November 15, 2009, Brenda S., aka, Sailor Moon said…

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At 7:51am on November 13, 2009, Griff said…
Sorry, I mean sister.

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