Moms try to take the sting out of holidays at sea
September 18th, 2009 | Aviation Carriers Life at Sea Morale | Posted by Phil Ewing
The carrier Nimitz and its strike group will spend Christmas at sea this year after Navy commanders extended their deployment to eight months // Navy
There are few feelings worse than being far away from your family during the holidays, but that’s what the sailors of the Nimitz carrier strike group have to look forward to this year after the Navy extended their deployment to eight months. The ship relieved the carrier Ronald Reagan in the Gulf of Oman on Friday and launched its first sorties against targets in Afghanistan.
A group of Navy moms isn’t taking this lying down, however. Via the Twitter Feed of Excellence came word this morning that users at NavyForMoms.com plan to “adopt” the Nimitz strike group and send care packages to try to help make its deployed Christmas a little brighter. Judging by the discussion so far, this project is still in the early stages, but you can keep a look out here for the additional details.
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Jennifer Says:
October 12th, 2009 at 8:33 pmPLEASE share this with all your family, friends, local VFW, etc. Send a little holiday cheer to all these sailors! Thank you!!