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Nates Dad (Rod) replied to zookeeper's discussion One small happiness in the group For Parents of Marines

"Bonita, That is an awesome post! Thanks for sharing."

May 8

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to zookeeper's discussion One small happiness in the group For Parents of Marines

"My son is actually asking ME for advise!!!!!!!!!!!!! And........he actually implimented some of it! I was shocked. I guess I am getting smarter as I get older. He is a great young man. I say young…"

Apr 25

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to zookeeper's discussion One small happiness in the group For Parents of Marines

"Double Dad, what a great blessing. italian-lady, I will be praying for your son and for you. A small blessing 2 nights ago...my son, home on post deployment leave wrestled me in a store to pay for groceries. He whipped my…"

Apr 25

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to zookeeper's discussion One small happiness in the group For Parents of Marines

"My small bit of happiness while Nate was deployed was that each weekend we had his 2 1/2 yr old son, Carter, stay at our house. In fact 2 weeks ago, when he came over he said, "I home!" Then he went and sat on his gamma's…"

Apr 20

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to sdstatemom's discussion Hope we all find each other in the group MCAS Yuma

"Here is an edited picture. Thanks Jeff and Denise for seeing the problem! "

Apr 13

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to sdstatemom's discussion Hope we all find each other in the group MCAS Yuma

"Here are a few pictures of the homecoming. In the pics are my wife Susie, Nate, his fiance Devon, my daughter Whitney and then of course, me. I didn't get many pics. We had a great time! "

Apr 12

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to drewsmama's discussion Surprise! in the group For Parents of Marines

"Amazing story! Enjoy your son. We went to Yuma this last weekend for our son's homecoming. What a great Easter! Blessed is the parent that gets a hug from his/her Marine!"

Apr 10

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to sdstatemom's discussion Hope we all find each other in the group MCAS Yuma

"gchmom, We had a GREAT time! I met your d-i-law. She had recruited help for the morning. I told her if she needed anything, this grandpa would be happy to help. I went to look for them when everyone arrived. I…"

Apr 10

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to WestPlainsMom (Jan)'s discussion Marines in SAC - CP Need Our Prayers in the group For Parents of Marines

"Jan, prayers going out. SAC is Special Administration Company. Made up of those holding to be medically discharged, injured, waiting because ITB or SOI is full. It is not a fun place to be by what I understand."

Apr 5

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to sdstatemom's discussion Hope we all find each other in the group MCAS Yuma

"Got a call from a volunteer in the FRO's office. Let us know everything is on schedule and which flight for the day Nate will be on. gchmom, did you get an email from the FRO to give you a link to watch the…"

Apr 4

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to 1~ucme (Laura), VPMM & Volunteer's discussion Prayer Warriors, Up! in the group For Parents of Marines

"God is Faithful."

Apr 3

1~PMMOM (Martha) replied to Nates Dad (Rod)'s discussion 371 homecoming

"Hi Rod, There is a topic called "Marine Express" that has people willing to pick-up at…"

Apr 1

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to 1~sdstatemom (Denise)'s discussion How are those Marine's? in the group MCAS Yuma

"Hi all. Well, I can't say how long until Nate is back in the states, but I can say that on Tuesday I will sigh a big sigh of relief. :) Susie and I are going to take a little trip to SoCal on later…"

Apr 1

Nates Dad (Rod) replied to sdstatemom's discussion Hope we all find each other in the group MCAS Yuma

"Nate let me know he is going through Bangor, so I will be looking at there website again to see more pics. Is anyone going to the 371 Homecoming? We are getting in late on the night before. Nate's Fiance is getting in and…"

Apr 1

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371 homecoming

Hi Everyone! The time is drawing very close. I was wondering if there is anyone that could be available to pick up my son's fiance from the airport for us the night before. We don't think we will get there in time. And I would rather she get a ride from Marine Family than a taxi. Nate is coming in on MB2. We are so excited! I know I can't say the exact date on here, but you will know. Send me a message if you can help out. Thanks.Rod See More

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Nates Dad (Rod) replied to sdstatemom's discussion Hope we all find each other in the group MCAS Yuma

"If we see any mom needing some help, we will jump right in and help. This grandpa will need his fix. :) I too am waiting for an email or call saying they are out of there so we can turn his cell phone back on. "

Mar 29

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Christmas perspective from a Deployed Marine

Posted on December 25, 2011 at 5:05pm 12 Comments 6 Likes

For us parents who have been thru or are going thru deployment, our Christmas isn't whole with our sons/daughters deployed. This post on FB by my son this morning hit me that even though we miss our Marines terribly, I believe that they miss us more than sometimes they want to admit. Here is what my son posted.

"You all spend christmas opening presents, i spend it waiting for my mail that was sent 4 weeks ago, you listen to christmas music and stories, i…

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The Selflessness of our Marines

Posted on November 12, 2011 at 8:30am 2 Comments 2 Likes

Selflessness, "the act of sacrificing ones own interest for the greater good". That describes each and every one of our Marines. Our sons and daughters standing on those yellow footprints is truly an act of selflessness.

As we have celebrated the Marine Corps' 236th Birthday and then Veteran's day these past 2 days, I can't help but stop and think about our son's and daughter's selfless acts. Some of us may have had the perfect…

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At 7:39pm on December 3, 2011, 1~iansdad (Jeff) said…: Rod, I had to edit 2 of your pictures of Nate. I have sent an e-mail with more information. Save the edited photos (below), and resubmit them.

Jeff (1~Iansdad), Media Moderator - Marine Family Network; CPP & Big Move Volunteer

VPF of Cpl Ian, and civilian Devyn

At 1:53pm on September 10, 2011, Double Dad said…: Hi Rod. I wish I had one, but I don't. Sorry. Best of luck to Nate and you on his deployment.

Bob

At 2:35pm on August 9, 2011, ProudMomNMiss [Pam] said…: Hey, Rod. I hope you have had a wonderful pre-D leave w/ Nate!!! Just checking in w/ ya. I missed the chat thingie.....give us a run-down on the leave when ya get a chance.

P :)

At 3:15pm on August 3, 2011, 1~sandyr, MFN VO & VPMM said…: Hi Rod, I saw your email regarding the MFN chat. It is turned off for now. Tracy explained it on the home page, top center - look for CHAT INTERFACE ON MFN:

http://marinefamilynetwork.com/

At 8:06pm on July 13, 2011, ProudMomNMiss [Pam] said…: Dang, I keep missing ya....I was outside cleaning a nasty, nasy vehicle, lol.. still had some unopened MREs in there....says he can sell them to a local outdoor place. Maybe I catch up w/ ya tomorrow....if not, HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!

At 8:48pm on July 12, 2011, ProudMomNMiss [Pam] said…: Well,crap, I see I missed you again today!! Dang!! I be around tomorrow between trying to clean up my Marine's ride & breathing cool air under the AC...it's brutal right now w/ these hi temps......Hope to catch you tomorrow!!!!Miss seeing ya!!

At 2:15pm on July 5, 2011, ProudMomNMiss [Pam] said…: Hey, Rod!! I logged onto MFN & noticed that I just missed you on chat... [insert frownie face]!! Hope you had a great 4th of July!!

Pam

At 7:51am on May 21, 2011, alc720 said…: Have you come over to the new board yet? Hope ya'll are doing well!

At 6:21am on May 20, 2011, DC said…: IM a marine mom, Diane Conom. We have some OR and WA marine family groups if you are interested. Would love to connect any ways! to c