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Posted on 02/14/2006 5:31:20 PM PST by MoJo2001
Hi! I'm The Sailor and MoJo's youngest son. My nickname at home is *Tibby*. You've probably seen my older brother, hotstreak, before. I'm 6 years old and currently in First Grade.
See the big guy pictured above? Do you know him who he is? If you like the NBA, you'll know it's Shaquille O'Neal.
He, hotstreak, and myself are part of a special community. We're proudly known as *military brats*. His father was in the Army while our Dad is in the Navy. Military brat is an informal term for a child who has one or more parents who serves or served full-time in the military. It implies that such an upbringing is different in important ways from that experienced by those in the community at large, and can be an insult or a compliment, depending on the context. Although brat is usually taken to mean a spoiled child, military brats are usually considered more disciplined than their stateside peers.
Click here for a neat story about him and one of our heroes. Other famous *Military Brats* Johnny Damon Kathy Lee Gifford Mia Hamm Crystal Kay Kris Kristofferson Martin Lawrence Shawn Michaels Jim Morrison Nelly Priscilla Presley Jeri Ryan Blair Underwood Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. Lionel Richie Victoria Principal Mary-Louise Parker Mitch Pleggi Hunter "Patch" Adams Christina Aguilara Jessica Alba Leslie M. Alexander Michael J. Alexander Ray Allen America Michael Anderson Rick Atkinson B Barbara Babcock Alonzo Babers Kendall Baker Bob Barr Sarah Bird John Blaha Susan Blakely Neal Boortz Deborah Bryant LeVar Burton C Julia Campbell James Carroll John Casper Eddie Cheever James Clapper Glenn Close Henri Cole Pat Conroy Donald G. Cook Deedee Corrandini Vivian Crea Robert Davenport Diane Mott Davidson Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. John Denver Faye Dunaway Ann Dunwoody Robert Duval Michael J. Fox *Some of these folks were schooled overseas with military brats or themselves military brats. *More info here. Are you a military brat? Where have you lived? Did you go to school overseas? Do you still keep in touch with those friends? Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and family members. Thank you to our fellow military brats! We're everywhere!! |
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To: MoJo2001
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Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.
~Tribute to Our Troops~
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posted on
02/14/2006 5:51:01 PM PST
by
AZamericonnie
(~www.ProudPatriots.org~Serving those who serve us!~)
To: MoJo2001
Howdy Tibby! Thank you for the awesome thread!
*HUGS*
To: MoJo2001; All
To: All
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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Stephanie Pitassi conducts quality control during a training mission at a distributed ground stations for the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Unmanned aerial vehicles represent a new way of using technology to remotely affect the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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2/13/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ireland keeps fuel flowing into a B-52 Stratofortress over Afghanistan during a close-air-support mission. The KC-135 Stratotanker transfers fuel at about 16 gallons per second. The bomber is from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)
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SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Airmen 1st Class Ali Saffarini and Jeremiah Gordiano (standing) work together to input an event during a recent night-shift turnover. They are 380th Air Expeditionary Wing command post controllers, and are a vital link in the flow of information to the wing commander from base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)
To: MoJo2001; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Bump! Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:05:22 PM PST
by
Gucho
To: MoJo2001; All; Old Sarge; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; acad1228; AirForceMom; alaska-sgt; ...
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WORDS TO LIVE BY
Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker. Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you for the rest of the day. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. Never buy a car you can't push. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you don't have a leg to stand on. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened. We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors but they all have to learn to live in the same box. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open. Have an awesome day, and know that someone has thought about you today.... |
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:14:58 PM PST
by
trussell
(Work for God...the retirement benefits are great!)
To: MoJo2001
To: Tibby
From: Another Military Brat!
Are you a military brat?
Yes, and I'm proud of that. My experiences growing up shaped me and (IMHO) made me a better person.
Where have you lived?
Hmmm....as a Military Brat? England, Italy, and North Africa. California, Mississippi, and Ohio.
Did you go to school overseas?
Yes, I did! I went to the second and third grades in Libya at Wheelus AFB. I learned to speak a little bit of Russian and Arabic in my third grade class, I learned to drink goat's milk, and I saw how women were treated as second-class people when we visited a Libyan family for dinner. I also captured the biggest black scorpion I have ever seen, even to this day, and took it in for show and tell!
Do you still keep in touch with those friends?
Unfortunately, no. We moved away from Air Force bases, and we lost contact with any of the families that we knew. Part of that was due to the fact that I had attended 12 different schools by the time I graduated from High School!
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:15:11 PM PST
by
HiJinx
(~ Proud Poppa and Dad ~ Grateful Husband ~)
To: HopeandGlory
I love seeing your pledges each day Hopey!!
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:16:25 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: trussell; LUV W; MoJo2001; AZamericonnie
If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.LOL!! That's my fave. And pretty darn true.
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:19:08 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: bentfeather; All
Evenin'! My hubby was a military brat...dad was Army...he feels more at home on military bases than anywhere else still...
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:20:45 PM PST
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: StarCMC
I like that one too...but I think my favorite is
You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:23:46 PM PST
by
trussell
(Work for God...the retirement benefits are great!)
To: MoJo2001
Atlanta Falcons linebacker Keith Brookings (center) and Carolina Panthers head coach Jon Fox (left) sign autographs for sailors aboard guided-missile cruiser Port Royal (CG 73) during a visit to the ship at Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Hawaii, on Thursday. Brookings and Fox were in Hawaii for the NFLs Pro Bowl, played Sunday at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The NFCs team of all stars prevailed over the AFC, 23-17.
Marine Staff Sgt. Dewey Scott is greeted by his wife upon his return to Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sunday, with fellow members of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, also known as the Warlords.
Marine 1st Lt. Joe Seykora holds his newborn son, Ty, upon his return to Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sunday, after an Iraq deployment.
Actress Molly Sims is shown wearing a $30 million diamond bikini in this publicity photograph released February 14, 2006. The bikini, designed by Susan Rosen is made up of over 150 carats of D flawless diamonds. The bikini is featured in the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue which is being released February 14.
The trial of Sadaam Hussein continues, but who cares?
Pakistani people ride past burning shops set on fire by angry mobs during a demonstration in Lahore. Two demonstrators were shot dead as angry mobs attacked Western fast food outlets as Pakistan suffered its most violent protests yet against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Meanwhile, back on the Ayatollah ranches....political profit is gained as seen from the eyes of Neandertal throwbacks calling themselves Imams, in Pakistan, Iran, and Syria.
Former Irqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the court during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail.
Saddam initiated his own filibuster today in his Baghdad trial, but the Judges were easily able to invoke the Iraqi version of the "nuclear option" and the former president learned how to spell the word "slammed."
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein holds a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he sits in his chair during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail.
The last refuge of a scoundrel is......The Ku Ran?
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:27:59 PM PST
by
Radix
(I really love the liberals, they put the FUN in funerals.)
To: EsmeraldaA
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:29:30 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
To: Knitting A Conundrum
Hi Knitting, thanks for checking in. Being a military brat is an experience. I have not had the experience myself.
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:31:12 PM PST
by
Soaring Feather
(~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)
To: Radix
LOL -- watching for the wrench....
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:31:57 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
To: EsmeraldaA
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:34:14 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC; Radix
LOL -- watching for the wench.... Still? I saw it already. Didn't you, Radix?
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:35:38 PM PST
by
HiJinx
(~ Proud Poppa and Dad ~ Grateful Husband ~)
To: MoJo2001
Thank you, Tibby, for today's story about Military Brats. Good job!![](http://images3.fotki.com/v34/photos/5/55348/259111/mojoStar-vi.gif)
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:36:48 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
To: EsmeraldaA
Good evening, Es....hope you had an up day. *HUGS*
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posted on
02/14/2006 6:37:45 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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