Sep 20, 2001 04:08
Twenty-one years ago last month, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Yesterday, that same girl, now grown, sailed off with her shipmates and likely into history. I'm both worried and proud. A mother never stops worrying about her children even after they are grown. The Navy is her chosen profession and I am proud of her for having the courage to serve the country like her father and other family members before her. The hardest part for any military family member is the waiting. I'm keeping the faith and hoping for her safe return as well as those with her.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt left Norfolk, VA yesterday, for the world's current hot spot. It's supposed to be a routine mission, but routine missions usually aren't named. Welcome to reality, Operation Infinite Justice has begun, heaven help us all.
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