Welcome to NavyDads Greg! I'm sure you'll find the site as fun, useful, and educational as I have. Explore the site and make some friends, add your comments to a discussion or two, read the postings in the various groups-- even start one or two. I certainly have! If you have any questions or concerns about your sailor and what he is going through...ask! I'm sure someone here will have the answer or can point you in the right direction to find out. I'm lucky enough to have two sailors in the family - my son Eric (AM3) recently returned from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and my daughter Kat (MC3) returned last fall from a seven-month cruise on the carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). And Greg this is a great place to brag about your sailor as well! So join in and let us know how Tony is doing! We do ask that you remember that we talk about the Navy here and we must keep the security and safety of our sailors in mind at all times. On the right side of every NavyDads page is an area we call About This Site. Please take a minute and read through the Operations Security (OPSEC) link and the NavyDads Guidelines link. And stop by the NavyDads offical store- Navyoutfitters.com. Show your support for NavyDads by wearing the latest in NavyDads attire. Best Regards- Paul

thank you

Greg, Welcome Aboard!

My son is an ABE aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego, Ca. and my family and I couldn't be prouder of him. When he first enlisted I found NavyForMoms in searching for answers to my son's future. I just knew their had to be a site for dads like n4m's but I was wrong. So I started this site so us dads would also have a place to call home. I'm new at this and I hope this site will benefit fathers that come behind us. So jump right in share concerns, join groups, share info, and show off your Sailor. I'm so glad to find out their are so many proud Navy Dads just like myself. I hope this site benefits you and your family throughout your sons journey in the Navy. Thank Tony for his service for me and thanks again for joining us.

Sincerely, EG

That's excellent. I'm sure you had other things to talk about but did you ask if he knows Matthew? We haven't received a phone call from him since the "I'm here" call and only 1 letter. His mother is going to really lay into him next week about it. He did call his GF and friend and he told her he tried to call us. We are only assuming he has passed all his tests and will be graduating next week.

Hi Mitch,
We asked him in a letter but that was a week ago. His last letter was dated 12/30 so he has not read our question yet. We will be looking for Mathew at PIR.
Greg

I'm in the construction industry too, my email is jfrank@northpoint-eng.com or johnf261@gmail.com

Hey neighbor you have some nice pictures did you get any rain and wind last week ?

How long ago was that? I actually had a friend who worked there. I thought they went out of business 10-15 years ago. They were big for a while, I think the family got a little greedy or something.

Hey Greg yea i will take some water over the cold any day ! I grew up in the Midwest
so i know what snow and cold are . I sure as heck don't miss the good ole days. LOL
Its great that you are a Mustang lover too i take it ? I found Josh's 69 mustang in chandler a few years ago, he is the 3 rd. owner. His car sits under the awning with a cover on it, waiting for him to come home. It sounds like that will be in August and this time he will be home for good. Josh has been looking at a electronics engineering college up in Prescott.
Talk to you later, stay dry .
Rex

My first car was a 65 and my brother had a 66 he tricked out and got photos in hotrod mag in 1978. But the real mustang i love is the P-51

Thanks Greg ! we had a great anniversary yesterday. i have a couple of pics here of the p 51 here on my home page. They were taken at Falcon Air Field in Mesa during a Mustang run a couple years ago. I am not sure if the p 51 air planes are still there or not.
They use to give rides so i herd ,some times they would fly over our place and around the Superstitions and head for Weavers Needle.

Hey Greg yea i checked out your pictures and made a comment on one of them.
I would have loved to have been at the airplane race ,YES there is nothing like the sound of the P 51 in flight, its like being at a funny car drag race , i could listen to them for days on end too !

Dan took the BSL yesterday too, missed one. Says he should graduate April 30 too. Other than the co-ed it sounds like they are in the same class. I'll have to ask Dan tonight again.

Just heard Dan passed test 1 today with a 93!

assume you're asking about the Take a Ride video....fellow Tiger Cruiser and NavyDad Fred Thacker e-mailed that to me a couple of weeks ago...you note the wing flex as the g-loads change?

Thanks, Greg. I will do that. I'm sure we are in for quite an adventure. Take care.

Greg great stories ! on the political page, loved the video on our king the anointed one. come on November !
Rex

Hey Greg yea what a bad crash that was at the Chandler airport. The pilots wife was watching his approach and landing that day. As far as if the p51 was the one in my pictures that crashed i am not sure.
There has been 4 wwll aircraft that have been flying around our mountain last week up until the p51 air crash. i don't know what type of aircraft they are, i know that they are one seaters.
Have a great weekend !
Rex

Happy Easter to your family ! May God Bless all of you too !

Have a GREAT Fathers day !

I threw an idea up on the Arizona group...maybe with Cora's hubby Howie out in Phoenix this fall for the race we need to organize a NavyDads/NASCAR meet-n-greet....jus' thinkin'......

Hey Greg -- Sorry I missed ya -The boy is doing really good! He was given an option to go or not go to the sand box (he could stay as rear detachment) but he chose to go! He leaves here shortly, so any and all prayers.. as a Dad, I'm proud and excited.. .but I need the porcelin god b/c the stomach is just a mess!!!! (normal i think?) hahhaha will catch ya online sometime!!!