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kathy16
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SANDRA left a comment for kathy16"Hi my name is Sandra my son was pick up at the airport take to the base to get his informs the he was shooed out by air to Misawa a naval air base"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"Sandra and Millye, where did your sailors go when they got back to the base? did they go to the GW or are they staying on the base? just wondering.
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kathy16 commented on Janet (Matt's Mom)'s group 'Indiana Moms'"Jim, glad you get to see your son. Hope Bev is feeling better.
The price of gas jumped $.20 per gallon in Rensselaer today! :("
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"jennils, type this in the search box at the top of your FB home page.
Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka
it will take you to that page and then you can "like" it. You should also be able to find links to other pages as…"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"abc, glad you are back in the states and okay. Sandra, prayers for your DIL and family over there. Just wish I knew what was going on with the ship!"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"A couple of snippets from the trip. We took the train on Tuesday or Wednesday (I could never figure out what day it was!). We walked to the train station from the apt and my son started walking behind this house and I asked Chris if we…"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"Sandra, I feel for the dependents! Trying to figure out whether to go or stay. It seems like there are conflicting reports on what to do and what is going on. on FB, you can friend the CFAY and the commading officer puts a video on…"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"DC, I feel you made the right decision also to cancel. It is such a confusing time over there right now for the sailors as well as their dependents. I ran into some wives at the airport and they decided to leave on Friday when I…"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"DC, I think you were plannning on going this past week, weren't you? Did you cancel? I have nothing but good things to say about United Airlines. They were fantastic?"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"Leah, so glad you are back safely. I called your son's cell phone when we were in Japan, but only got VM. We got back home on Friday, but my body still feels like it is moving! I was worried about you because I knew you were…"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"Ant's mom. have a safe trip. Maybe we will see each other! Still planning on leaving Monday. "
kathy16 commented on Anita's group 'Japan Mom's'"Arwen, I feel sorry for the rescue people who have to put their lives in danger to rescue those people! Thank God for them."
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"I talked to my son this morning. Did have a power outage at his apartment, but it is back on now. I called United and my flight is still on for Monday and at this time Narita is open. they did say Tokyo had a lot of damage. …"
kathy16 commented on Brenda Downs's group 'USS George Washington Sailors'"Navy Ma, I believe that your son would have to get a letter the airlines that said they could not leave due to current conditions
Sue, I am sorry that your trip has been cancelled. I feel ours will be also. Maybe you can go at a…"
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- About me:
- I work fulltime in the telecommunications industry and work part time for Weight Watchers.
I am the proud mother of 2 sons, one of who is in the Navy and is currently stationed on the USS George Washington, the only permanently deployed aircraft carrier stationed in Yokosuka, Japan.
- I am here to support or represent my:
- Son/Daughter
- Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
- Enlisted
- When I heard “Navy,” I:
- Needed to learn more about it
- From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
- 2 things. The Navy has been good for my son. It has taught him to interact with many people, talk to people, and to make new friends.
The second thing is that don't get in a hurry with the Navy. They work on their own time line and it may fit into your plans or it may not. It always seems that if you are trying to fit his plans into yours, you never find out until the last minute!!
- Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
Comment Wall (15 comments)
- At 1:48pm on March 31, 2011, SANDRA said…
- Hi my name is Sandra my son was pick up at the airport take to the base to get his informs the he was shooed out by air to Misawa a naval air base
- At 1:23pm on March 11, 2011,
ant'smom said… - Hello Kathy - looks like you are going day after me. I am so glad they are alright. I know, all I know to do is be ready to go and then just check flight info to see status. I emailed my son that I am coming unless he tells me otherwise. Will email you my number and number I will have in Japan. No matter what, I just want to see my son even if briefly, even if had to postpone for a matter of days. I know you are probably the same.
- At 3:07pm on June 6, 2010,
katlanta said… - hey Kathy - I am Kathy too. my son, john - is on the GW. I live in Powder Springs, GA. thanks for friending me. :-)
- At 6:11pm on April 25, 2010,
Donnita said… - Kathy, I enjoyed it too. I love it when my family grows with new people. Thats what I feel all of you are....my extended family.
- At 4:05pm on February 7, 2010,
Mary,Ryan's Mom said… - Stilesville is due west of Indianapolis on US 40,although I sit a little bit further south and to the east of there. I live in farm country,flat,so I got a lot of drifting.
- At 1:36am on January 30, 2010,
lemonelephant said…
- Just a suggestion. Change your Privacy settings to either Members or Just My Friends--anyone with web access can visit this page as you have it now, after the change, only members or Friends can see what is here. (Click on Settings in the upper right and then Privacy in the upper left of the next page.) Blessings to you and yours.
- At 3:59pm on December 16, 2009,
Navy 08 mom said… - Kathy, just wanted to let you know that Build A Design has banners for free for the military. You design them and pay just for shipping. I paid less then 15.00 for shipping. Hope this helps.Delete Comment
- At 6:44pm on November 8, 2009,
MarianneKT's Mom said… - When Katie flew to Japan via the Navy, she flew out of Chicago direct to Tokyo. Sometimes paying a little more is better than flying way out of the way. Airlines tickets are crazy anyway. Havey any idea when the 'high' or 'popular' season is for Japan when tickets are up just because of that? I know someone at work at was going to buy tickets for Florida over Christmas and waited 1 week and had to pay $150 more a ticket. My husband works for Northwest/Delta and it amazes me the prices, but then how many are flying when we decided to go anywhere. We have yet to see about going to Japan. We know Katie plans on coming home a time or 2 while she is stationed in Sasebo for 3 years. Dave use to have a passport back when he was in the Air Force, but only Katie and our daughter Alicia have passports now...Alicia needed it since she is at Lake Superior State in Sault Ste Marie and does nursing clinicals in Canada at times.
- At 8:45am on November 8, 2009, MarianneKT's Mom said…
- My daughter Katie is on the USS Essex out of a Sasebo and someone she knows is coming home Dec 13-26 and the got their ticket through www.sky-tours.com Fukuoko->Tokyo-> Dulles Airport->Detroit and then returning Detroit-Chicago-Tokyo-Fukuoko for under $1,200. Hope that helps with your plans.
- At 11:09am on September 26, 2009,
Barbara said… - Kathy my son Chris is also in Combat Systems department but in the CS9 division so I don't know if he will have any contact with my son. Chris is an ET3 and enlisted in Dec 2006 and finished boot camp in March 2007. I don't know if you've been following my story but I have heard from my son since Jan 12th this year. I finally contacted the ombudsman and at 12:30 am 9/25 received an email from the master chief who sent me a number. I called the Master chief and he told me Chris does not want to speak with me. The sad part is I have no idea why. Anyway if you accept me as a friend I can send you my private email and include my sons last name. If your son doesn't want to get involved I understand but when I saw they were in the same division I just had to ask. thank you, barbara
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