DD977 - USS Briscoe
What a wonderful Memorial day weekend! Thanks to all our service men and women who sacrifice so much for our country! As a former Navy wife, I am well aware of what families endure when a loved one is deployed to a far away place. Sister Renee is a former Army wife, so we know all to well that holidays can be an especially challenging time, particularly if you have little ones. What a blessing it is to have the technology of the internet available!
Just 20 short years ago, in 1992, when my second son was born, my husband was in the Persian Gulf on board the USS Briscoe during Desert Storm. That was before the wonders of instant message's, emails and Skype.
We were able to talk on the phone a few days after Mat was born, via the MARS C.B. radio network. The ship radio operator contacted another C.B. operator who contacted another, and so on, across the ocean until they reached a C.B. operator in Virginia who then used a land line phone to contact me so I could speak with my husband for five minutes. We were warned in advance..."this would not be a private conversation".
After I recalled this story for the kids over the Memorial day weekend I took time to pause and give thanks that our military families have a wonderful tool like the internet to ease the burden of the separation they must endure.
So again, hats off to all our veterans, service members and their families - You're the Best of the Best!
Wow!! Never heard that story!! How cool is that what the military will do (and have always done) for their families! Now, he would be able to see the live birth on SKYPE provided you aren't shy! Like you said, 'no privacy!' Great story! Aaahhh, your not hinting at anything r u? RLOL!
ReplyDeleteMissed this on Mem Day somehow...still...lol!
No...No...No hints here - three times was enough me.
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