"This is not like any regular deployment and we know we are loved back home and that makes it even more worth the while."
Fantastically heartwarming email.
Posted on 01/07/2002 11:25:58 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
From: Brown-Patterson, Carolyn LTJG (CVW-1 N1)
Date: Monday, January 07, 2002 03:16:23 PM To: 'Hillary's Lovely Legs'
Subject: NOTE OF APPRECIATION
Dear Ms. (HLL)
Greetings from a staff member of Carrier Air Wing ONE deployed on board the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). First of all, let me state that I am honored to write and say "thank you" the donation of the heart filled stockings. They are truly beautiful and a blessing. We enjoyed the products inside but the personnel from my office was most blessed by the beauty of the stockings. You have to remember, we did not have much holiday decorations and then these beautiful stockings arrived. Men and women were fighting over them....they are absolutely beautiful. The products most useful is the hygiene items. These items go so quickly from the small ship's store. So you can imagine the smiles on our faces when we saw necessities!!!!
I am not a pilot and do not wear a flight suite but I will pass my lovely scarf onto my immediate supervisor, Captain Cathey, who is a F18 pilot. He will get some great use out of it. He will be most appreciative.
I did go to the FREE REPULIC webpage and searched for "THE GUILD" but nothing ever showed up on the computer and a message came back stating the search was unable to find "THE GUILD"..so I am not educated on your organization and would truly be interested in learning. As well, I have never been to the Michigan area and would love to hear more about both if your time permits.
Well, a little about myself. I am a Naval officer and have been in the Navy for 18 years. Out of the those 18 years, 13 years were spent as an enlisted woman and then I applied for a commissioned and here I am 6 years later still progressing. Prayer is Powerful. I am in charge of the administration department for the Air Wing Staff which is directly responsible for the eight aviation squadrons who fly the planes. So we are about 1200 people complement that come on board to invade the ship prior to the cruise. It is love and war...the ship needs us to do its mission and we need the ship to support our flying mission...we learn we complement each other. I love my job and am extremely proud of what we are doing right now. This is not like any regular deployment and we know we are loved back home and that makes it even more worth the while.
Alright, I will take up too much of your time. I just wanted to ensure I expressed to our appreciation for your support and let you know we did receive the beautiful stockings. Mine will remain handing until we return to Virginia.
God Continue to Bless You!
LT(jg)Deleted
Carrier Air Wing ONE
Administration Officer
Unit 60105
FPO AE 09504-4400
Email: Please Freepmail me if you would like to email this fabulous wonderful thankful sailor
Ship: (757) 443-7464
NAS Oceana: (757) 433-2311
Fantastically heartwarming email.
Something like this?
How about this for a sticker on the bombs!!!!!!
And another thing.....Well done to everyone of the Guild. Those stockings will be remembered for years to come. Thank you all so much!!!
U.S. Navy airmen Turner Garretson, from State College, Penn., left, and Nathaniel Hayden, from Charlotte, N.C., stand next to a bomb they loaded bearing a message for Osama bin Laden, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, on a jet fighter sitting on the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Sea. The Roosevelt is operating in support of the military campaign in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter/POOL) - Jan 05 8:51 AM ET
I hope that the five plus years since she was enlisted included college and that she is due for promotion to Lieutenant, soon.
(Whoopie) Goldberg Returns for Fourth Reign Over Oscar Broadcast
Now, how is the Guild supposed to have fun if it's persistantly grossed out by Mz. Dreadlocks? We want Billy Crystal!
Yeah six years seems like quite a long time.
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