All Clear

a note from miss Erica after the all clear in Okinawa that the Typhoon moved on.....

" Some Typhoon, yeah right... Seen worse and I'm from the west. Earthquakes and Forest Fires son!

Water got nothing on us!!! Ahahahaha"

boy did I laugh at that

and yep a forest fire near home today, but they were on it quick, had it under control in 6 hours....

okay it is that season .. another Typhoon is expected for this next weekend, developing as we speak and heading towards Okinawa .. praying all is safe

The first Typhoon of the season hit just above Kadena, Okinawa and there was minor damage and some minor injuries, lots of power outages.

But for the most part all is well.

Typhoon Kompasu to hit Okinawa :(

TYPHOON Kompasu was located 24.5 degrees north and 130.3 degrees east, which is 125 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa. it had winds gusting to 110 knots near its center and was moving towards the northwest at 10 knots. The joint typhoon warning center is forecasting typhoon Kompasu to be located 10 nautical miles northeast of Kadena by 31/1800L. ........at 4pm pacific time

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/wp201008.html

I talked to miss Erica for a minute this morn ...really bad connection she had to call back three times . She did says they were in their barracks and ready for the storm, she wanted to let me know winds were about 50 miles an hour and the storm was headed straight for them but that they were ready. Everything tied down and such. They have Typhoons about every year, so ready for another ride. Pray everyone is safe.

According to some weather reports it should be hitting them right now, a category 3 Typhoon.

DRMO makes further use of tax dollars

DRMO makes further use of tax dollars

click on the line above of DRMO to talk about what miss erica is working on next not to exciting but I thought it was interesting. She is back to her barracks from her last training on another base, but still have not talked to her, although she did write a quick note saying she would call, all I can do is keep my fingers crossed. here's a pic with her ready for DRMO

darlene

well finally heard something

I thought they were cool till they told me it would cost 20 cent extra to mail cause the toothpicks
only added extra postage to one .. so hopefully the rest made it ..as you can see on Erica's cork board her's made it, I also learn to mail cards overseas as long as its to a base it's the same cost as mailing a card in the US.
Erica's cork board the red folder is her Lance Corporal promotion :)
Erica and her flat 'kilroy' guy LOL okay so at least she finally was able to send it.
Erica's feet kickin it on the HUMVEE

Miss Devil Dog has been on a training OP on another base away from her barracks of course.

Finally a good word that she is well and tired, she had 14 hour guard duty yesterday,

she just wanted to hit the rack and get some shut eye, here's hoping that happened.

well back in June I signed her up for a fun thing, parents of military children made and mailed cards for 4th of July to anyone who signed their kids up. Well I did and I mailed 20 cards myself that I had made.. well Erica wrote me "what did you do? I got 25 cards from all over the US saying my kids are in whatever service" Well with one of those cards they get what they call a flat 'kilroy' (WWII thing) and they wanted a photo of them with the kilroy guy.. well it took forever but she finally took a pic with him even though she didn't want to.

I'll post a pic of the cards I made and of her with flat 'kilroy' and also her corkboard that has my card on it and her lance corporal promotion on it ....

( (I did receive a thank card from one guy for the card I sent, he said mine was the coolest by far, but I thought it was so awesome he actually wrote every person that sent a card and said thanks .. that was sweet) )

well more to come but it seams a lot will be after the fact some because I dont find out till after and the other reason is security ... so I won't tell what I don't think I can until I am told I can do so ... does that make sense LOL too funny almost

take care :) miss LCpl's mom

Hi there ..

on bus on the way back from the beach ....
I've gotten a note here and there but no talk in about a month. :( Kids ...anyway guess she's back to her base safe and sound .. she had 2 op's (training's) on 2 different bases besides her own.

One day last week they had another storm move in, thats not unusual but with lightening and a 112 foot antenna up, well that put things at a stand still for them.

I've been sick about a week now so not really up for writing much. Sorry the blogs pretty much come to stand still, when I can't even get the one picture I've asked for.. or anything else. I know I know she's busy, aren't we all.

Her brother starts college in a few and he's excited. He did go back and forth for a long time about the military first airforce then navy.. now college. Think thats the best choice for him, he's excited and looking forward to it. well I guess you can keep checking back to see if I post anything but at this rate, its not looking to promising, maybe I'll switch to my blog and write about me ... LOL like I have anything to write home about....lol okay side joke, so I think I'm funny. well off for bed for sicky me .. hoping I feel better in the morning for work.. to many people are sick there, think its the weather hot cold hot cold ....no wonder a lot of us are sick. well night all be safe and God Bless Erica's Mom

no news in a few

my Nephew Anthony in the Navy :)
Erica and some friends, girl on the right is Rita who a Marine from around Somalia

yen

july promotions

Sorry to say I have not talked to Miss Lance Corporal in a few weeks almost. She had told me she would be going on a training op, don't know for how long only that it was just on another base not to far away I think. Finally got another pic last I talked to her and I thought I should post it knowing that there hasn't been much of late. I did find a pic of a promotion at her base but she is not in the picture even though I am pretty sure its when she received hers. Sorry what can I say now a days I get more pictures from my Nephew Anthony who's in the Navy near Northern Japan.

No they have not met up he's at one end and she's at another.

July 1st 2010

Today in Okinawa Thursday July 1st (June 30th here) Miss Devil Dog received her rank advancement to Lance Corporal.

Lance Corporal (LCpl) is the third (E-3) enlisted rank in the U.S. Marine Corps, just above Private First Class and below Corporal. It is not a non-commissioned officer rank. In the Marine Corps, to call a lance corporal "Corporal" is considered disrespectful to both ranks.
The Marines are the only component of the U.S. Armed Forces to have Lance Corporals. A Lance Corporal relies upon a composite score to be promoted to a Corporal.
From the earliest years of the Corps, the ranks of lance corporal and lance sergeant were in common usage. As the rank structure became more firmly defined, the rank of lance sergeant fell out of use. Lance corporals served in the Corps into the 1930s but this unofficial rank became redundant when the rank of private first class was established in 1917. The lance corporal fell out of usage prior to World War II, before it was permanently established in the sweeping rank restructuring of 1958

a little info for you .. mom's so proud :)