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Comment by Dan Hall on September 28, 2011 at 9:17pm

That's great news, Kenorian.  Our son really enjoys the Groton area. 

Comment by Kenorian on September 28, 2011 at 8:44pm

Paul is in the final days of five years... expecting a call soon saying he's done with his last WESTPAC. He's signing up for another three years - shore duty at SUBASE Groton.  He liked being out to sea and has done well (Two NAMs, 1st class and SCUBA qualification) but is looking forward to working a job with regular hours while he goes to school and I'm going to be happy seeing him more than a week or two a year!  

Comment by Kenorian on September 28, 2011 at 8:38pm

Dan (and family):  Reading your post helps me remember what I felt..... thanks.  Randy (and family) yeah, I was honored to sleep in racks like those. Some pics here:  http://classic.kodakgallery.com/kenorian/main/uss_cheyenne_tiger_cr...

 

 

Comment by Dan Hall on September 28, 2011 at 4:35pm

Our son's sub is also the USS Alexandria.  We received the letter from his commander last week stating that he had been awarded his Silver Dolphins on Sept. 11.  I wasn't aware that tours were conducted for his boat.  We drove up there last year (over 4,000 miles round trip from Texas).  We did tour the sub at the museum near the base.  We also are very proud of him and appreciate all the sailors serving our country.

Comment by Randy Leeper on September 28, 2011 at 8:57am

My wife & I were able to visit our sailor last weekend at Groton, CT. It was great to see our son. The hi-lite of our trip was the tour of his sub USS Alexandria (Twice as Strong). My wife was amazed as to the reality of just how tight the quarters are. Our son explained how the hot racks work and my wife's response was "Better you than me, 'cause I could never do that". I can only imagine just how organized the operations of the boat have to be to make everything work smoothly. Now I understand why it takes so  long to earn those Dolphins. Our son is only a couple of weeks until he gets his, looks like the next time they are out to sea. We are extremely proud of him and all the sailors who are willing to serve in the submarine service.

God Bless all,

Randy

Comment by Pete Ziolkowski on September 26, 2011 at 2:35pm

Thanks Dee, I did some research and I think the way old fashion mail works is that each ship/boat has a fleet post office number assigned and you send it to the sailor, with the name of the ship and the FPO address, the navy mailing system will get it there.  We are going to send out his birthday cards and see if it works.  Thanks, Pete

Comment by Dee Leach on September 26, 2011 at 1:09pm

Pete:  I was told that the enlisted should get the address of the ship where he/she can have mail sent to them.  Email is another good form of communication but not too sure about that once they have left port.  My son does not call or email once he leaves Pearl Harbor, where he is stationed, which is OK by me.  All for security reasons and I am all for that.  Whenever he gets back to Pearl, then I hear from him  :)

Comment by Dan Hall on September 21, 2011 at 8:34pm

Kenorian, thanks for the update, sounds like your son is excelling.  My son is based at Groton (quite a change for the hot and dry plains of West Texas.

Comment by Kenorian on September 21, 2011 at 4:32pm

Been a while since I posted here.  My son is 5 and a half months into a WESTPAC cruise.  Since I updated things last, he got his E6 (1st Class) Diving qualification, and recently qualified as Chief of the Watch.  LOL, he's been busy! If all goes well, he'll re-enlist with shore duty at Groton for three years.  Especially cool since I live on Long Island and will get to see him more than a few days a year!

Comment by Kenorian on September 21, 2011 at 4:27pm

Bravo Zulu to your son Dan, and all who love him.

 

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