Category Archives: Military

Ocean Breeze Waterpark

Lyra, trying to tube Caleb wakes me up. Then he’s off to a late muster at 8:30 for training. We forget how laid-back shore duty is. It’s no wonder some people fight the system to avoid a ship’s long hours … Continue reading

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When School Binds Your Eyes

Balboa Park Golf Course Spring break has come and gone, and summer is almost over. I finished the spring semester, all 20.5 units, with my first C on my college record. Caleb and I gave our 45-day notice to vacate … Continue reading

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Port Arthur to Pensacola

Another early morning, though the sun is already up, we’ve got two of the longest bridges (Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and Atchafalaya Basin Bridge) in the US to cross, with another twenty miles of other elevated roadways over swamps, bayous, and … Continue reading

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San Diego to Chiricahua

Caleb was presented with an anchor paddle on June 3rd to honor his time at COMLCSRON ONE as chief from September 2016 to June 2019. His office hours were 0630-0645, which is roughly 250 hours, and they couldn’t spell our … Continue reading

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Thanks for the Recommendation

  I bought the tickets a week ago based on Dad’s opinion of the documentary, They Will Not Grow Old, produced and directed by Peter Jackson, with footage and materials from the BBC, Imperial War Museum, the veterans of WWI, and all … Continue reading

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