Michael Stephens's Blog (2)

My wife and I just attended the graduation of our son's next phase in his Navy career. I am proud to announce that he is now an EM3! Two more parts to go before Fleet, but this is an important step to his Navy brothers and sisters as they are now PO3's (E4), which as the Commander pointed out, have even more responsibility in how they represent the Navy. It was great to watch all those who participated today and probably most cool part was the time spent by the Captain, other officers, the… Continue

Memorial Day



As Memorial Day approaches, those of us attached to the Military Family, either by those who have served, those who are serving (whether in training, deployed, or in support), or those who have lost loved ones in their act of service to this country, will no doubt have a closer tie to the real meaning of Memorial Day. Although a good portion of people "celebrate" this day of honoring our country's fallen by attending family gatherings, enjoying time away from the… Continue