Steve reaches his year mark this week, and I wanted to write this witty, funny blog. I wanted to recap all this Navy "Stuff". Things I learned and unlearned. Red, white and blue hoooyaaaa and everything. Having come onto this site just days after it hit the net, I wanted to thank the amazing, strong women I have grown to love, who walk through this journey together. But I am stumped.
so thank you ladies, (you know who you are) it is an honor to grow up with you :P
here are a couple of things o…
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Added by Steve's Mom on September 2, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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http://pow.scherr-usa.us/Speicher.htm
Speicher was flying an F/A-18 Hornet fighter when he was shot down over western Iraq, 100 miles west of Baghdad, on the night of January 17, 1991, the first night of Operation Desert S…
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Added by Steve's Mom on August 2, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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It's a peak at the beginning stages of the USS North Dakota...
This is the first image released by the U.S. Navy of the under construction USS North Dakota.
This is a new mechanism to deliver cruise missiles.
The picture shows the tube being moved i…
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Added by Steve's Mom on July 1, 2009 at 1:06pm —
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Added by Steve's Mom on June 30, 2009 at 1:08am —
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WATFORD CITY (AP) - Leaving their small towns and farms for the battlefields of Europe and the South Pacific, the young men of McKenzie County became part of a war that both changed the world and shaped their lives.
Nine of those veterans share their World War II memories in an hour-long documentary, "Small Town Soldiers," produced by Watford City native Cody Shimek, a freelance videographer in Minneapolis.
Shimek called the film a labor of love. Although it took years to finish, the project c…
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Added by Steve's Mom on June 29, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Today I got the most beautiful home made card in the mail from another Navy Mom. It's not a holiday or my birthday, just a card. I noticed we are over 19,000 members. Amazing Amzing Amazing, I remember when we were less then 100. What a diverse and talented group, knitters, pillow case sewers, scrapbookers, teachers, photographers, cooks and so much more. We have moms that walk, and organize events and pack boxes. Wow wow wow. Great Job to all of you!
I have to admit that I lack any talent in th…
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Added by Steve's Mom on June 19, 2009 at 1:20pm —
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FARGO - Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold Friday as the surging Red River threatened to unleash the biggest flood North Dakota's largest city has ever…
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Added by Steve's Mom on March 28, 2009 at 12:44pm —
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By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press Writer
FARGO - A portable wall system that shielded troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from bullets is being used to hold back floodwaters from the Red River.
At least one city official believes the results will be the same.
"I think it's going to be a life…
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Added by Steve's Mom on March 24, 2009 at 11:31am —
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NAVYForMoms.com Marks its Birthday with Nearly 14,000 Members
MILLINGTON, Tenn., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Social networking Web site NAVYForMoms.com is celebrating its first year online with a look back at its accomplishments. The Web site has transformed the military community by providing a platform where moms, dads, brothers, sisters, and other family and friends with loved ones in the Navy or considering joining can come together to answer each other's questions and support one a…
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Added by Steve's Mom on March 18, 2009 at 10:55am —
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Blame the media. Kill the messenger.
While those are often easy things to do (the latter at least figuratively), they really aren't solutions to problems. And more often than not, the media, as the messenger, is only the bearer of bad news, not the cause of the bad news.
The media, specifically newspapers, report much positive news. But the negative, which also needs to be shared with the public, seems to linger longer and heavier on our minds. Such is the case today with our nation's economic…
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Added by Steve's Mom on March 11, 2009 at 2:37am —
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Major General Sprynczynatyk assembled the troops Saturday morning at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory.
They are here to honor State Chaplain Jeff Franko
A man who's been serving with the North Dakota National Guard for almost 22 years, and providing comfort…
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Added by Steve's Mom on March 8, 2009 at 12:53am —
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chris Conner, platoon sergeant assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, interacts with a local child while conducting clearing operations in Barwanah, Iraq. The California-based Marines conducted a sweep and…
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Added by Steve's Mom on March 2, 2009 at 2:30am —
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Stennis sailors combat a simulated fire during a general quarters drill.
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Added by Steve's Mom on February 19, 2009 at 10:30am —
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here is a little discussion that some of my friends and I had fun with.
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Added by Steve's Mom on January 31, 2009 at 2:44pm —
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If you haven't visited the thread
Special Friends please do, in an effort not to derail a beautiful post by Deb, we have moved our blame game to it's own place.
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about Feb. of this year, I noticed that the sp…
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Added by Steve's Mom on January 14, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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The Charlie Schulz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America page…
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Added by Steve's Mom on January 14, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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I ran into an old lady in the restroom at a midnight showing of Twilight. (my daughter begged me to take her-who needs sleep anyways...the movie sucked-special affects icky, but the story line is awsome! Can't wait to read the book tonight)
Anyways, as the security guard nicely explained, you can not smoke a ciggaret inbetween the doors of the theatre. It doesn't matter that there are ashtrays there, those are there "just incase" . Just incase what?! Just incase I forget that the butt is still…
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Added by Steve's Mom on November 26, 2008 at 2:30pm —
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Comment by Frieda 8 hours ago Hi Chicago Moms,
You might not know me but we all have alot of things in common, our Sailors, I feel that being part of N4M we are all a family and your children are my children, I humbly come to your site to put forth a request.
There is a young Man his name is Stephen "Fran's Son" he came down with GBS and he has it very bad, He had been on the vent or "life support for a little over a month, then switched to a trach and a speaker valve and his mom heard hi…
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Added by Steve's Mom on November 26, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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Molly the snipe Mom and Mary have made it possible to us to send holiday greetings to the WHOLE SHIP!!
I want to venture that the group has over 200 holiday cards ready to be mailed. To add to that, 151 holiday cards include a 10 $ international calling card!
Wow, amazing, Great JOB!!
Our hope is for EVERY Sailor on that ship to receive a signed holiday card. We would like to include a $10 international phone card in the card so those Sailors may have an opportunity to call their loved ones.…
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Added by Steve's Mom on November 19, 2008 at 12:03pm —
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'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
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Added by Steve's Mom on November 11, 2008 at 1:16pm —
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