A wonderful Poem...For Memorial day and every day...
I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
so young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert.
He’d stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers’ tears?
How many pilots’ planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were so…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on May 23, 2009 at 6:16pm —
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Happy moms day
From: Joseph
Sent: Sun 5/10/09 6:23 AM
To: mom
Mothers Day Poems
More Than A Mother
When God set the world in place,
when He hung the stars up in space,
when He made the land and the sea,
then He made you and me.
He sat back and saw all that was good,
He saw things to be as they should.
Just one more blessing He had in store;
He created a mother, but whatever for?
He knew a mother would have a special place
to shine His reflection on her child's face.
A mother will walk the ext…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on May 10, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Ok, here how the text went that I got from my son last night. No kidding this is ALL the information he gave at each time.
Joseph- steak is good.
Me- where are you having steak?
Jospeh-Oh yea!
Me-Where are you eating steak?
Joseph-my room.
Me-you cooked?
Joseph-yep
Me-No way! My boy can cook now?
Joseph-75 steaks I grilled. none came out bad!
Me-you DID NOT grill 75 steaks! You working in mess hall?
Joseph- Nope, me and a room mate took 10 bucks a head for one pound steaks, I came up about 20 b…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on March 22, 2009 at 11:30am —
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Ok for those ladies who have been following, Lacie, had her pups tonight. She was two days late.
She was suppose to have four. We got four little girls weighing 2.2 oz, 3.8 oz, 3.4 oz, and 4 oz but then when we were all done....a little boy was born weighing only 2.1 o…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on March 8, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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We are going to the doctor today to see how many puppies we are having next week.
Do you want…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on February 26, 2009 at 9:32am —
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My little puppy that was born Jan. 24th. ( I named J…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on February 24, 2009 at 9:00am —
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My mother was on the Antique Roadshow…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on February 17, 2009 at 10:00am —
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Just wanted to show everyone my flowers. The rose a…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on February 14, 2009 at 10:15am —
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My Chorkie (Chihuahua/yorkie) had two pups last night.
Today is my sons birthday so I named them after him. They were due today.
A girl, Josie and a boy Joey!
the girl was 5.6 oz and the boy only 4.2 oz.
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on January 24, 2009 at 9:47am —
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I sit in a quite house, working on my son's Navy Scrapebook, trying hard not to cry with each photo.
He fly out of Kansas City, back to Chicago yesterday. He is enjoying one day in the city before reporting in. He stayed at a Hilton Hotel in downtown last night for $99.00. He said the normal rate for his room was $300.00. I told him I wanted photos of what a $300/per night room looked like. I've never been in one. He told me he felt out of place. He went to the Navy Pier last night and hung out,…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on January 4, 2009 at 3:50pm —
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PIR was the happiest day for me! Having my son in my arms was the best Christmas gift I could have dreamed of.
The event itself was really awsome! It looked as if they worked for weeks just on it. I know that Joseph says they praticed only once but wow it didn't look that way.
I still remember how proud I was when I first spoted him in the ranks! I teared up. I wanted to just go right out then and hug him so tight. I didn't think it would ever be time for that. Then we they released them for lea…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on December 27, 2008 at 9:29pm —
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I got my call yesterday telling me that Joseph had passed Battlestations! It was a real call NOT 2 minutes. We talked for 45 minutes. It was Heaven! He seemed so grown up, and I miss him so. His was the first group to go through Battlestations for thier PIR date. So now he can relax and just hang out until PIR in 6 days!!
Never had no doubts he'd make it through. He's never failed anything he had wanted before so why start now?
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on December 19, 2008 at 8:01am —
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As, some of you know, my mother had a stroke just one week before Joseph left for bootcamp. It wasn't a really bad one, but still has been filling up my days with caring for her. She had a scare again yesterday. Some of the medications she is on became reacting with each other causing the level of others to go sky high. She became non-responsive and we took her into the ER again. After 5 hours of test thats the result they gave us. We were told to discontinue one all together and stop another un…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on November 25, 2008 at 9:51am —
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These are my FURBABIES, Duchess, Lacie, Teddy and Gizmo!
I use to spend all my time on YorkieTalk no it's NAVY4MOMS
People tell me I love my furkids betters than my boys but here I am.
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on November 16, 2008 at 9:37am —
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I just got a phone call from my son, Joseph!!!
I am doing the happy mom dance!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was only 2 minutes or so, but he sounded so well and confiendent!
It's been three weeks with 5 to go. I was so very happy to hear from him.
Yea!! I hope everyone else gets a call soon also.
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on November 15, 2008 at 10:53am —
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I will cry without shedding tears
Cringe without showing my fears
Pray without moving my lips
Dream always of incoming ships
For I am the mother of a U.S. Sailor
I found this on another's mother's page...I borrowed it from her.
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on November 14, 2008 at 10:13am —
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I am a small and precious child, my dads been sent to fight.
The only place I'll see his face, is in my dreams at night.
He will be gone too many days for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud. My daddies got your back.
I am a caring mother. My son has gone to war..
My mind is filled with worries that I have never known before.
Everyday I try to keep my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud..My son has got your back..
I am a strong and loving wife, with…
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on November 13, 2008 at 12:18am —
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Well, we are 2 1/2 weeks into bootcamp and I am still hanging on. I am hoping for another phone call this week and hopfully another letter tomorrow.
I miss my son, Joseph, but know that he's in good hands.
Looking forward and counting the days until PIR on Dec. 24th.
With all my love,
Mom
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Added by Dawn ~Joseph's Mom on November 13, 2008 at 12:16am —
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