Barbara, You can boast all you want. This is an uncertain time for us all. My middle daughter and her husband are both Navy stationed in Naples Italy. I haven't heard much from either one of them since this wait until we go to war has started. Becca is a first class working for the admiral of the submarine fleet there and Larry a second class works for another. I not sure what he does. Between workinggggggg and taking care of their three baby boys they have little time for anything else. Although I worried about them I try to keep my watching of the news reports limited, that way I don't dwell on the situation. We can all be proud of our young men and women as we are proud of those that served before. The roll call of service to our country from my family in is a daughter and her husband now, my son in Dessert Storm, my husband in Nam Mother, Father, both Father-in-laws,and two uncles in WWII. I could go but as genealogy goes it just keeps adding up. Forever may we be proud and may be never loose the pride. Pat Armtrong Tatom

Hey Barbara in MO, this is from your old friend Carolynn in CA, All us moms, grandmas, wives, sisters and aunts have bragging rights. I am glad you shared. My son, Stephen, is on the USS Abraham Lincoln. He's been in the Navy for 2 years and has been in the Persian Gulf since last Sept. They were on their way home in Jan. when Pres. Bush sent them back. He will be celebrating his 21st birthday on the 24th of this month. Inside Edition has been doing a piece on the Lincoln this past week and I got to see my kid in the background. That carrier is huge and there are 7,000 people on there, so it was a miracle I got to see him at all. Stephen is a combat photographer, just like his dad was for the Army in Vietnam. My other son is Army, 82nd airborne, and running around on the ground over there. His wife is an Army MP and she is in Bosnia. My uncle was career Navy, dad was Army and we had/have about 20 other family members in the Navy. Our family has serviced in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I proudly wear my sons Navy and Army Airborne lapel pins, along with the American Flag. Always good to hear from you Barbara, your friend, Carolynn in CA