Cynthia (#410)'s Blog (5)

My Boot Camp Nightmare

At the time my son was due to graduate boot camp, I had posted a very emotionally raw blog about my experience. I deleted it because it made me so mad to keep thinking about what had happened. But I have been asked several times about it, so I will recount it to you now. Steven was all set to graduate from boot camp on the last Friday in May, 2008 except for passing his PFA. He just couldn't move those big feet fast enough. We had already gotten our travel plans together, gotten permission to m… Continue

Added by Cynthia (#410) on May 13, 2009 at 7:52pm — 3 Comments

Steven's Inaugural Experience

While in high school, my son was invited to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy in Washington, DC. While there, he impressed the leaders of the Forum enough that he was sent an Ingraved Invitation to Attend the Presidential Inaguration in January 2009. Remember, this is an honor he earned while still in high school. As soon as we received the invitation, we notified the recruiter who assured us that the Navy would certainly let him go… Continue

Added by Cynthia (#410) on November 3, 2008 at 10:00am — 18 Comments

Did you know?

Did you know? America has been an independent country for 232 years More than 647,000 military personnel have been killed in war protecting our country Texas is first in military recruiting Texas is second in casualties from the Iraq War (California is #1) Texas is third in Department of Defense salaries and benefits (Virginia is #1, California #2) The Houston National Cemetery has more than 62,360 headstones onsite Just thought I'd share this with everyone. Continue

Added by Cynthia (#410) on September 10, 2008 at 10:36am — 1 Comment

You could hear a pin drop...

Just thought I'd share this with everyone! :) GO NAVY!! You could have heard a pin drop When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is… Continue

Added by Cynthia (#410) on August 29, 2008 at 9:56pm — 5 Comments

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Added by Cynthia (#410) on July 26, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

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