My son started boot camp on 5/22/2012. We received his box-o-stuff a week later with the form letter and his return address. My wife immediately wrote him a letter as any loving mother would do. Alex just finished week 2 last weekend and my wife ke
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AO2 David R. Schooley is a Crew Chief with the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. David joined “the Blues” November of 2010 in Pensacola, FL, to begin a three-year tour of duty. On January 20, 2011, at the squadron’s winter tra
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AWO2 Stephen A. Gramza graduated from Great Lakes in May of 2008. After spending a month in the THU, he then shipped out to Pensacola, Fl. to begin his training as an Air Warfare Systems Operator. After successfully completing NACCS, he then joine
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BM3 Heather L Dovala born December 16th 1988 to Richard and the late Vicki E Dovala. She was raised in the New Paris area of Bedford County, and atteded the Chestnut Ridge School District. She played softball, soccer and played trumpet in the scho
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AECF-ET Christopher Bieschke completed Boot Camp on January 29. 2010. After completing A School at Great Lakes, he was able to go spend time at home for Christmas. While at home he recieved his orders for C School in Mississippi. After Read more…
(AM3) Aviation Structural Mechanic Eric Corona working in the Tire
and Wheel Shop aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
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Eric Corona was born in Elko, Nevada. Eric followed his sister Kat (PIR Oct. ’05) into the Navy and
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YNSR Candyse Lynn had her PIR from Great Lakes on Sept. 2 2010. Then it was on to A school in Meridian Mississippi. She is now in Coronado, California and is worki
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AMEAA Dale Heaton graduated from Boot Camp in April of 2010. His A school was at NAS Pensacola and completed that in July of 2010. After A school he went on to C school at NAS Whidbey Island and completed that in November of 2010.
His first Duty
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AWR2 Paul Gabby graduated from boot camp in March of 2006. He then went on to Pensacola NACCS May through June of that same year. After that he attended rescue Swimmer school June through July. Then on to Aircrew school July to Decembe
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Steven Jarger CTR SA is a graduate of Haddon Township High School in New Jersey. He enlisted in the Navy DEP program in the spring of 2009 and left for Great Lakes in February 2010. Steve completed Battle Stations and was proudly capped
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At the request of the family, our Sailor of the Week is only going to use his first initial of "J". He is currently deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln as a Rescue Swimmer. He is an AW2 and just made Crew Chief.
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MM3 (AUX Submarines) Joshua Cochrane is stationed on the USS Tennessee SSBN-734.
Josh graduated from boot camp on August 15, 2008. From there he went to Groton for submarine school and "A" school. He earned his Silver Dolphins in June and
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This is from "Hans, The Old Salt" on Navy Dads.
It's a little unusual to have three sailors in one picture, but they are all from one family.
Left to right are CTT2 Hayden Johnson, CTR2 Bethaney Townson, and CTT2 Josh Townson.
This p
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GM2 Clifford Borgstedt USN Age 21 attended boot camp in 2007 and his PIR was in September of that year. His "A" school was also at Great Lakes. Clifford is an outstanding sailor with a shining background. He was an Eagle Scout, he was
Read more…Navy Rescue Swimmer AWR3, Garrett Krygier
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Garrett decided to join the Navy and become a Rescue Swimmer in early December 2006. He trained hard for swimming with his dad for 5 months until he went to GL on Memorial Day 2007.
Garrett
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BM3(SW) Andrew Hogan is currently serving on the USS Bainbridge, DDG 96.
He enlisted on June 26, 2008, and his PIR was August 25, 2008. He attended BM "A" school in Great Lakes. He was assigned first to th
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Lt. Adam Miller is the Weapons Officer ("Weps") on board the USS Jefferson City
SSN 759 Point Loma, San Diego, Ca.
He enlisted from High School, directly to the Submarine Service. Basic training, A School and Sub School all taken at the
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Eric Olson graduated from Great Lakes Naval Training Center 23 May 2008.
Then he went to his A ( Seabee) school in Gulf Port LA and graduated 8
August 2008.
He has been with NMCB Five home port at Port Hueneme Ca since graduating A
scho
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AM3 Benjamin T Anderson (AW)
Ben is from Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is a Aircraft Structural mechanic with VFA-37, The Raging Bulls. Currently deployed as part of the air wing on the USS Harry S. Truman in the 5th fleet area. He i
