Good Afternoon,
Recruits who arrived on Dec. 1, 2009 will form at Sierra 182.
Please send letter to:
SR (FIRST AND LAST NAME)
RECRUIT COMPANY S182/James Hall
USCG TRACEN CAPE MAY
ONE MUNRO AVE
CAPE MAY NJ 08204-5083
The company commaders are DCC Garry, MKC Melancon, SKC Peralta, and BMC Eppright.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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RECRUIT JOURNALS
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153 comments:
Good evening Sierra families,
I am the proud husband of SR Narvaez, She is a wonderful mother and a Super Wife. I miss her already and is only been a day, I still don't know how she kept herself busy when I was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Stay strong and stay focus.
Sierra families:
Join the "Mom" blog at:
Moms of Coast Guard Boot Camp
If you can't find it, look at Oscar 182 blog find the name Terri and clik on her name. She set up a fantastic blog for Moms/Sisters/Wives/GF's etc. Check it out, we take care of each other a lot. We are a big Coastie Mom family.
Thank you for the facebook page. I'm sure this will be a tough holiday season for everyone who has a loved one in boot camp. Being able to follow their accomplishments and share stories with other coastie moms will surely help the days to graduation go by quickly.
Thank you all for your advice and thank you SRMattesMom for the Facebook info.
I miss Tommy so much ~ this will make the time go so much quicker. Thank you again!
SR Guerra V., hey son hang in there man, its only for a short time. Before you know it Jan. 8th. is here. Remember what I said stay focused, pay attention to detail, and keep the faith. We all love and miss you but we know for sure we will all see you again. Don't let them mess with your head, keep a positive attitude. Love you man.
Dad
Hi Tommy...we miss you so much son. We know you are doing great. Just remember, keep your head high and keep the faith! Boot camp will be over in no time. Only 45 more days... we love you so very much. Rocky is doing great! ;)
Hello Sierra families. This is Petty Officer Second Class Axel A. Narvaez, my wife is now SR Narvaez in Sierra 182. I am a 9 year Navy Veteran working for the Marines as a Hospital Corpsmen or Fleet Marine Force Doc. I'm 75% Marine and 25% Sailor but my uniform says U.S. Navy. I love serving my country and I'm so proud... of my wife joining the Coast Guard. Unfortunately I'm not going to be present for her graduation due to the fact that I'm going on my fourth combat deployment to the Middle East starting December 29. I'm proud of joining the Sierra family and if you see my wife SR Narvaez on January 22 please let her know how much I love her and how proud I am of having her as my wife. My salute goes to all Sierra Recruits and families, thank you for your service and God Bless You!
SRDelachsMom said....
Hi there son...hope all is going well with basic training. We miss you alot and wish you could be with us at Christmas...maybe next year. Ashlee misses her favorite Uncle! Love Mom & Dad
Doc: we are attending our son, TPMcLaughlin's graduation. We'll be sure to take a few great pics of your wife and email them to you. Thank you for serving and protecting our country!
My son is SR Lucas Usticke and I am so proud of him but definitely missing his presence in our home! He is such a comedian and there's been a lot less laughter with him gone. I’m thinking it’s going to be a long eight weeks, but I’m sure it will be even longer for him! Thanks for the information on the blog for moms, coastiemombarker. I’m going to have to check that out next!
Welcome Sierra families.
We have a Moms blog and a we love our coasite blog as well as
FB followers. Pleasejoin us any or all. We have become quite a big support group for all "boot camp" families and then graduates. We;ve gone through Kil 182 and now up to you, Tango 182. We pass along a lot of good information and are here just to talk. It is quite and experience and we all appreciated the support we found through all of our blogs.
http://momsofcoastguardbootcamp.
blogspot.com/
http://weloveourcoastie.blogspot.
com
Can someone please direct me to the FB page? I have searched but cannot find it under USCG Sierra 182 as indicated on SRMattesMom's comment.
We are anxiously awaiting to hear from our son TP McLaughlin. We all miss him so much. This certainly helps the time pass quickly! Thanks everyone!
Hey SIERRA 182 families !!! You only have 14 blogs in the past 8 days. Other companies have had over 50 blogs in the same ammount of time. Let's get going!!! GO SIERRA 182 !!
I'm kind of lost on here. I agree with Momendad...we need more comments.
I am so excited to meet family memebers here. We are so proud of our son, I'm sure that you are all proud of your Coastie as well. (haha, I just learned "coastie"...)
I plan on posting every day! :) See you all in January!
Have been sending a card or letter every day to let Mitch know we are thinking of him. Can't wait for the first journal posting - in only a couple of weeks I hope. We have been reading the blogs from other companies to get an idea of what goes on in the first few weeks. Can't wait to be able to actually 'talk' to him!!
Tto SR Trede; Marshall and all of SIERRA 182 - HANG IN THERE AND BE TOUGH - this first few weeks are normally the hardest. You can do it. We all want to see you on the graduation formation on 22 Jan!
Pull together as a team and graduate as a team!
Good luck and all of us out here are proud of you.
Marshall's Dad
I also received my first post card today!!! You are right about not being much information but I'll take anything at this point! He says it's tough but hanging in there and can't wait to see us! Good News. Will keep Sierra 182 in our prayers.
Baby I miss you so much, I'm proud of you and I know you can do it.
TE AMO MUCHO...
This one is for you and your company.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Stay strong, Stay focus, and Stay together.
Dear Sierra Families, Thank you for this blog I was feeling a little lost with my new title of military mom. The writings and wishes have helped me greatly.
Any information anyone can share would be get. May we all meet at graduation!
Kevin I am so proud, hang in there! I love you.and miss you.
Hi Tommy...we can't wait to hear from you. We know you are strong and doing well. Keep the faith and hold your head high. You definitely have something to be proud of!
Love you forever! Mom, Rob and Caitlin
Our thoughts and prayers are with Sierra 182 everyday. Brad stay strong, keep up the courage! We couldn't be prouder!
Good Morning Sierra 182!
A little something for all Sierra recruits.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Stay on track baby, I miss you y TE AMO MUCHO
you guys blogging on this just remember to never write anything dumb because the company commanders read these blogs all the time an they read your names, your son or daughter or whoever will get worked hard if you write anything or put any dumb pics on here of your recruit, i went though boot camp a little over a year ago....as for the post cards, they are givin 4 hours on sunday morning after breakfast to make sure there racks are squared away, go to church, iron there uniforms, an polish there boots..so alot of the time they dont have time to write home for the first couple weeks unless they manage there time very well, i was able to write home atleast 4 front and back pages every sunday to my parents and sister but some choose not to write back just because they dont want to be thinkin about home and crying all the time.... the first couple of weeks are the hardest, an the hardest letters to hear will come home...i come on here often so if you have any questions just post them up......
Good morning Sierra 182!
Keep working hard and don't forget that success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
To my wife Armaris, Baby don't forget I'm right there with you pushing the push ups, cranking the sit ups, and running the miles. If I get stronger you get stronger, if you get stronger I get stronger.
TE AMO and I miss you.
S-182,
good luck from a former recruit. you have one of the wisest and oldest company commanders out there. BMC Eppright is wonderful :) I miss him and you are gonna enjoy having him around to teach you the old ways of the Royal Navy. BMC I miss you. :) Webb.
I received a postcard from Tommy. It was good to hear from him. He's doing great and working hard! I read on FB that we all should write, write, write to our recruits, even if they don't write back. They are busy but the most important thing is to keep the letters coming. So, letter #4 has gone out this morning for Tommy. We are all so proud and after reading Imports4life's comments, we know our recruits are learning incredible things and are going to come out of this strong and proud to be a Coast Guardsman!
SRKeithCano'sMom said
It's wonderful to have the support of other families that are all going through the same experience of missing our sons and daughters. We heard from our son Keith today, he is very proud to be in the Coast Guard and we are so proud of him for his dedication to our country. We are looking forward to seeing Keith at graduation and meeting all of our new Coastie family members!
New Coastie mom still sorting thru the various ways to communicate and read what our S-182 recruits are doing. Have not heard from SR Whitson yet, but have every faith he's focused on doing an admirable job and know he's in very capable hands with his CC. He has also has the spiritual guidance of his own guardian angel - his late father who served in the military and was an amazing influence on both our sons. Dave, your brother and I are very, very proud of the courageous path you've taken.
Hello Sierra 182 Recruits and families!
To SR Narvaez, Me and Ale miss you so much, keep working hard and never give up. Te Amamos Mucho...
Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
Good Monday Morning Sierra-182 families. I hope your weekend was a nice one.
Tommy, this is week 3, only 4 more to go! I'm sure you are doing well. It was good to get your postcard and letter #4 has gone out to you. Rob sent you one this morning and I'll send another tomorrow. Stay focused, which I'm sure you are. Keep the faith Tommy. God will guide you through any difficult times you may be having. We love you with all our hearts and soul. I hope you can call on Christmas ~ xo ~
Got your post card today and was so happy to hear from you. Keep up the good work. I know you will do amazing things. We love and miss you.
Mom & Tony
We are very proud of our nephew SR Maloney whom is in Sierra 182. Keep positive and always reminder the advice that your Uncle Dennis gave you! Love you buddy!
To SR Narvaez,
Hi Mami I miss you so much, I can't wait until you get back from bootcamp, love you and miss you, your son Ale.
To SR Narvaez,
I miss you so much cosa, stay strong and focus. I love you with all my heart.
Here's some Yum-Yums to keep the soul healthy and balance.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
Hi Sierra Families...I hope you all read the journal that was posted today! I was so excited to read what they have been doing and looking at the pictures, hoping to get a glimps of Tommy...I think I did, but not sure.
Tommy, I know you are doing great. I just feel it. How exciting to be learning all these fabulous things that will carry you through your entire life. I know it's tough, but you are going to do great! I bet it's cold there. Weather here has been real cold too. We set record cold here in San Diego. We love you so much and can't wait to read more on the journal page and soon, we'll talk to you! Love you always, Mom,Rob and Caitlin. Derrick said he will write. I gave him your address a couple days ago. xoxo
Just read Sierra's journal entry. I can see you in one of the pictures and you look so good. Keep on keeping on and you will do great things. We love and miss you lots. Love, Mom & Tony
Good Evening Sierra 182!!
Coastie Mom here wishing all well and missing her son. I got my first letter this afternnon, and it made my whole day, Thank You SR Thompson. We are a retired Army family after 23 years, so hang in there, you can do it!! Im very proud of you, and expect a letter in the mail in the next few days. Hooah!!
Well, I got my first letter, other than the post card. It was mailed on Monday and I recieved it today. He is doing well but needs encouragement. He obviously hasn't gotten any of our letters. We have written at least 10 so far between all of us. I'm concerned about that and wonder why. I'm assuming it takes 4 days to get there but we started writing right away, as soon as we got the address....is anyone else having this problem? I really hope that he got them all after he sent his letter. That will make him happy. He said it's tough but he knew that and I think he's going to do great! We love you Tommy...keep up the good work. We are all so proud of you...love always and forever, Mom, Rob, Cait and Rocky :)
Do you think they can read these posts?
Hello everyone!
I know his mom already posted a comment, but i wanted to also. lol I am Sr Thompson's fiance who is anxiously waiting for my 2nd letter to arrive soon! My 1st letter was short, but I understand they do not have a lot of time to write home and look forward to more! :) i just finished writting my 3rd letter to him and will be buying more stamps in the next few days...I hope everyone has a great night and stay warm (i was told that most of sierra 182 is sick due to the weather). I am VERY proud of you, Brandon, hang in there honey! :)
Hello, SRLeake is our son. His letter sounded so happy. Kevin keep up the hard work. Be strong! We Love You!
I am a proud friend of SR Natalie Smith. I will continue to follow Sierra 182's journal and was excited to see the photos. Wishing you strength, peace, and health today. Keep-on! You are in my thoughts. : )
I hope everyone is getting used to the weather there. I hear it is snowing today with a winter storm warning in effect. I hope everyone is staying healthy.
We love you Tommy. Keep up the good work and stay strong! Love, Mom & Rob ~
SR Gwinn, it's hard to imagine what you're going through, since I didn't go through it, but I know you can make it through because you're twice as stubborn as your pappa!! Miss you a ton.. Can't wait to hear from you asap!
Sierra Families we need to get more postings!! We are behind. SR Leake it's hard to believe that another week is begining. We Love You!
I did not know this was available and so glad to find it! I am the proud mom of David and miss him so much. Can't wait for the first letter, the postcard didn't say much. Looking forward to graduation. Stay warm!
Mom and Dad
SR Smith, sending good thoughts and support to you and your entire company with pride and love. Keep-on! -peace
good Monday morning everyone! Another week is upon us. I can't believe in less than a month, our families and friends will graduate!
Tommy, keep up the good work, keep your faith strong and stay focused. You are doing great! We are proud of you and are writing you nearly every day!
love you so much!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy Holidays to all of Sierra 182 and their families. May these last weeks at Cape May go by fast so we can all be reunited with our courageous recruits.
SR Andresky's Dad, Mimi, and Marissa
Hard to believe it will be only a month from tomorrow and graduation will be here. So looking forward to seeing you and hearing all about boot camp. Merry Christmas to all Sierra 182 families and recruits. We miss and love you lots. Mom & Tony
As Chrismas approaches, I hope everyone is having a wonderful season!
Tommy, we love you so much. I hope you can call on Christmas. If you can, hopefully you call before 11 our time. Caitlin and I both have to work. The ER never closes, darn it. (haha) The days are counting down now. 3 weeks and 4 days to go. Stay strong and keep your faith. God will guide you through any tough times you have. We love you so very much. Mom, Rob and Caitlin
SR Smith- thinking and wondering about you constantly my friend. Hope you are well. You are strong- you can do it! Very proud of, love, and miss you : )
Anxiously awaiting our next letter. The weeks are flying by. Soon graduation will be here. And I can’t wait to hug you! SR Leake Keep strong!
To SR Narvaez,
Feliz Navidad Cosa! We miss you a lot and all we want for X-Mas is you. Stay Strong, motivated, and focus. You are almost there woman just a few more weeks to go.
We Love You Mucho, Mucho...
XOXOXO...
Hello Sierra 182 Friends and Family!
More good words for the future troops.
The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Merry X-Mas!
Sierra Families,
First let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas Happy Holidays and New Year! Graduation is coming quick and I for one can't wait to see Kevin as polished and handsomed up in his uniform at graduation. Im sure the rest of you are as excited and anxious for the day to come as I am. We keep the faith that our recruits are healthy, strong and focused. And they will be seeing all of us soon.
Kevin your half way there! Keep up the good work and know that I think of you everyday. Love you and miss you, MoM
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! See you all in the new year. Graduation is fast approaching.
Best of luck to everyone in Sierra! Stay focused you are almost there. Merry Christmas!!!
Hi Sierra families!
You have lots of FB followers, that´s so great! deployment of talent is very important in order to how learn to appreciate the quality of each other’s ideas.
Merry Christmas to all Sierra 182
And to my nephew SR Sohn, we are so proud of you. Graduation will be here before you know it!
Fair winds and following seas!
Merry Christmas SR Andresky. We love and miss having you here with us this year. We are looking forward to seeing you at graduation in a few weeks. Stay strong and know that we are with you in spirit. Love you,
Mom, Tony, & Bailey
Merry Christmas Tommy! It was so good to talk to you all the times you called today. It was good to hear you and Hugo laughing. I'm so glad you both are doing well. It was very nice of the family to take you all in and share their home and make your Christmas a nice one. I know you thanked them, as you have always had the best of manners. I'm looking forward to hearing from you next week as to where you will be stationed. I love and miss you so much. We will be making our travel arrangements next week after your call. I can't wait to see you. Stay strong! You sounded proud of your achievement, as you should be! We are so very proud of you and Hugo as well. We'll see you in a few weeks. Keep up the good work! Love you ~ Mom & Rob
Hi Tommy and Hugo! Hope your Saturday is going well and you both are still full from your wonderful dinner yesterday. We love you so much and can't wait to see you in 3 weeks.... xo Mom, Rob and Caitlin!
A big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to everyone involved in Operation Fireside, It was so nice to talk to my beautiful wife and for that I would like to say THANK YOU. Baby I miss your voice already, please keep going strong and remember that I am proud and honored of having you as my wife.
I LOVE YOU! And we both know that our love is only growing stronger every day we spend apart from each other.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Here are some more vitamins to keep your spirit strong.
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
SR Sohn: Only 26 days to go! Stay strong; you've got a a group at home and at GAI that is very proud of and excited for you.
Josh it was so awesome to be able to talk to you Christmas. Thank you so much to the wonderful people who took you all in for the day. You sounded so good and proud and I am so happy to have gotten the chance to talk to you. Can't wait to hear where you are heading for after graduation. Stay strong and know we love and miss you tremendously. Mom & Tony
SR Leake, I can't wait to hear from you again. I know it will be short and quick. We are very excited about your station placement.
SR Smith, you grow stronger and I grow prouder each day. May you continue on with health, focus, peace, and certainty of your path. See you soon my friend.
I am a proud mother of SR Narvaez. We love you very much and we are waiting for you. Let God guide your steps in this new chapter of your life. We love you and God bless you. Your Son and Mom.
Hi Sierra families! Well, this is the week where we find out where our recruits will be for their first duty! Exciting!
Tommy and Hugo...we are so excited to hear where you are going but more excited to see you both in 2 1/2 weeks...we are so very proud of you both. Keep up the good work. We love you very much! Mom, Rob & Caitlin
To SR Narvaez,
You are only days from graduation and I am here in North Carolina getting my new battle gear issue to go to Afghanistan. I miss you like crazy and I think about you 25 hours a day. I hope I get to hear your voice sometime this weekend. I Love You with all my heart. Keep doing what you are doing and stay strong.
Te Amo Mucho Cosa!
XOXOXOXO...
SR Hardy: We are all VERY proud of what you have achieved and will achieve :). A very proud Dad
SR SMITH- HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I got your letter yesterday, thank you; your spirit, strength and heart came through. You are entering the new year as a new person on many ways. Keep-on! I'm with you, rooting for you, always proud...
Happy New Year Sierra members and families!!!
SR Southwell...Graduation is fast approaching, can't wait to see you again soon!
Happy New Year Sierra 182 Recruits and Families. Brad, 2010 is upon us and we know you are anxious to hear about your assignment. The important thing is that you are USCG. YAY! Keep getting stronger and stay focused to the very end. We love you and may 2010 be filled with many blessings.
Happy New Year Sierra Families! I hope by now, everyone has received the call from your recruit regarding their first duty station.
Hi Tommy and Hugo! Tommy, I am so sorry I missed your call today. I was at work but Rob called me as soon as you hung up and gave me the news. I immediately googled Kodiak, Alaska and what a beautiful place, to say the least! The weather isn't as harsh as other places in Alaska. They say it rains a lot, but you're used to that! You will love it from what all the docs say....and what an experience you will have! I am so proud of you. Everyone says you should be proud of yourself for getting Kodiak. Hugo, I don't know where you got, hopefully Kodiak! That would be cool. But wherever it is, you both are going to do great and get some great experience! We can't wait to see you both.
Rocky is doing great! He is so smart. Haven't seen Allie since Christmas but Caitlin said she is doing good. They both are working alot. Allie can't come to graduation because of school so she'll see you when you come home. Derrick won't be able to come to graduation because he can't afford it but will see you when you get home.
I hope you can call next week or email. We love you both so much! Keep up the good work. Time will fly by and we'll be there in no time. Keep the faith and remember, God will not ever give you anything that you cannot handle.
Love always and forever Mom & Roby D.
(I asked what that stood for and he said Roby Dad...he loves you so much)
Happy New Year SR Andresky and to all the Sierra families. Hope you did well on your mid term. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Anxious to hear where you are headed after graduation. Hang in there and stay strong. We love and miss you. Mom & Tony
Welcome to 2010! What a great year this is going to be for our recruits!
USCGC Munro! We read all about the history....what a great ship and a great story. Congratulations Tommy!
22 days till graduation, 20 days till we are in Cape May! Can't wait to see you and Hugo! Love you guys!
Hey SR Sohn, heard the great news of your first duty station. I know it has always been your dream to go to Alaska. Semper Paratus! My crew is really excited for you. BM2 told us some about the Munro and its celebrity status and Kathy says every Coastie she knows who has been to Alaska say it has been their favorite duty station. You will be steps ahead getting some sea time early in your career. I started the holidays in Kings Bay and wraping it up here on the Gulf Coast. Cincinnati is reporting colder than Kodiak right now. Ben says he loves Kodiak Cameras :) Maybe you could pick one up for him at the factory outlet. Hope you liked the Christmas Card!!!
We recieved the graduation information today. We are looking forward to meeting everyone at the breakfast!
Tommy and Hugo....only 19 more days. Time will fly by, as it has already. I'm sure you both will look sharp in your uniforms and will stand proud. We can't wait to see you....we love and miss you so much. We're so proud of you! I changed my profile picture so you can see a picture of Rocky. He is such a wonderful dog! xo
Hello Sierra families, I am a PROUD Wife of SR Morrison. Donnie is a wonderful father and husband. His son Logan is about to turn one years old and as a proud wife Logan and I can say Daddy is truly our hero! :) These past few weeks have been hard but Jan. 22nd is right around the corner and SR Morrison's family can't wait to see him graduate. I also wanted to tell Christian and Josh how proud I am of them too. You guys are doing great! :) I love you Donnie and we will see you soon! Keep of the good work all of you Sierra-182! You're almost done!
Victoria Morrison <3
Hi Donnie Morrison, we made it through the holidays, they came and went so fast, I hope your staying positive and strong, not much longer to go.Bob bought a 22ft. Baranget(?) cruiser and said it's waiting for you to go fishing!
Very proud of you and your brave decision to join the CG. See you soon, Love Aunt Karen
SR Smith- You will have my support wherever you are stationed, it's a journey, there's a purpose. Sending happiness and peace your way today! :-) Thanks for making me proud.
ok....so, Tango has 197 comments already. Sierra is lagging. Let's go Sierra families and friends..keep posting. I was told by my son, TP McLaughlin that they get to read the blogs. Root them on...only a couple weeks left!... go Sierra 182! We can't wait for graduation in just 18 days..
Happy Sunday Sierra Familes! What a great day this was...only 18 days till we see our recruits graduate!
Tommy & Hugo....Keep up the good work! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see you!
Football: KC won (not that it matters but it's good they won), Vikings won, Chargers won. Thankfully, you'll hear it all from the Chaplin.
I love you both.....xo
SR Smith- hello from buried in snow bainbridge rd. 2ft and still coming down, insane. My truck plows through with ease though! I hope you are feeling healthy, strong, and focused as you enter your first week of 2010 and your 6th week of training. You are in my thoughts, and Im counting the days! Press on be assured of everyone's support and pride -peace.
Hey SR Forsberg!! we miss you so so much and can't wait until you graduate. Brockie misses you too and is "drinking milk and eating good so he can be strong strong like daddy" Ive been researching portsmouth and am so excited to start our new adventure as a family up there! Mom and dad say hi as well as my family. I've been counting down the days and it's almost here..just know everyone here is rooting for you. Love you so much and can't wait to see you!
Happy New Year Sierra 182!
Jonathan-We are so proud of you and we can't hardly wait to see you. We are very excited to attend graduation. Makenzie misses her Daddy! She kisses your picture all the time. We love you and miss you! Counting down the days.
SR Sohn: 18 days and counting... Kodiak is looking pretty good right now- even to me! Here in Cincy it's 7 degrees, in Kokiak it is 40! You have a whole brood anxious to see you in LESS THAN 3 WEEKS.
SR Lucas, Amberly: I am so proud of you! I can't wait to see you graduate! My friend Lissa gave me a pin to wear at work that says "My Daughter Is In The Coast Guard". It made me cry! You are going places and I all I can do is watch you fly away in awe.
xo
Mom
SR Smith,
Got your message about your first duty station. Great! Sending hugs and prayers of encouragement.The weeks are going faster now. Graduation soon. You're almost a Coastie! Keep your eye on the prize! Hurray for the entire company, Sierra 182!
Much love and pride,
Gma Sharon
Hi SR Nystrom! Take heart that graduation is just around the corner. Soon you will be on your way to your first assignment in which I know you are pleased. Give it your best and give it your all. We love you and will see you soon. Way to go Sierra 182!!
SR Southwell...
I am so proud of you. only 18 more days until graduation and until we are california bound. stay strong...I miss you!!
jen
We are the proud parents of SR Dunkin and we understand that the Sierra 182 families have not had as many blog entries as others. Well, we have to make sure that our Sierra 182 recruits realize how much support they have out here. We love you all so much and we are quite proud of you. Graduation is close enough that your families/friends are starting to make plans to attend. All of you, stay strong!
Hi Amanda. Mom shared with me your duty station area. Great Lakes should be nice. I love you and am very proud of you. Dad
SR Morrison,
Hey Huni
I just want you to know that we love you! And cant wait to see you! 18 more days! And Logan gets to see Daddy! YAY :) I miss you so much! I LOVE YOU! See you soon!
Tori Morrison<3
I am a proud mother of SR Morrison Don. I am so very proud of you and the decisions you have made. I have raised a very bright and smart son. We miss you around here and cannot wait to see you on graduation day. Your little sister says hi and she cannot wait to give you a big hug. Love you Mom
Wow, only 18 days until graduation, we are very excited and can't wait to see our son, SR Keith Cano. We miss you so much, but are proud of you and glad that you are doing so well. Continue to work very hard, hard work will always pay off big time. Be the best that you can be and in our hearts, you are the best! Can't wait to read this weeks blog. Love from your family,
Mom
Thanks to all the Sierra families and friends who have been posting! All the recruits are so excited to see the posts! With graduation right around the corner, I was wondering where most are staying and if you all are going to the breakfast? It will be nice to meet you all!
Tommy and Hugo....keep up the good work! We're so proud of you both and can't wait to see you! Love, Mom & Roby D. ;)
SR Smith- Good morning!! Just putting down more words of encouragement, that you might know again today, that you are not alone- you are on my mind and heart! And good morning Sierra- you all have so much support and inspire us greatly.
Our travel plans are made. Can't wait to see you! The days are counting down. Stay strong and we love you!
Hi Sierra families, travel plans are made and we can't wait for the Big Day! We look forward to meeting everyone at the breakfast.
SR Andresky - we're so very proud and know you will finish these last few weeks of boot camp strong. Counting the days until we see you at graduation.
We love you,
Dad, Mimi, and Rissa
To my little sister, SR Winslow, we all love you and miss you, and can't wait to see you on graduation day! Stay strong, as we know you will. Hope you are getting our letters and pictures!!
I was looking at a you-tube video of a boat captain that was saved by joint efforts of the Navy(USS Eisenhower) and the USCG on Jan 2 of this year. He was alone, in the dark, huge waves, high winds, fearing that no one could save him but you did. Nice work, you guys are heroes. Thanks for preparing to save us!
Hey SR Forsberg! I hope your 6th week of training is all that you dreamed of!! We can't wait to offically call you a guardian and believe you are working your hardest to be all that you can be! Brockie misses his daddy so so much and can't wait to hear your voice soon! I love you with all my heart and can't wait for that hug at graduation. I can't explain how proud i am of you. talk to you soon. Love, Nikki and Brockie
and to the above post about the christmas picture..i recieved mine in the mail a few days ago..the place my husband visited sent it to me. I am not too sure where to find them on line..good luck and take care.
Hi Tommy & Hugo~ We just want you to know that you are in our hearts and in our thoughts each and every minute and are so very proud of you both! Keep up the good work. We can't wait to see you in just 16 day. Travel arranagements are made! Love you so much ~ Mom & Roby D!
SR Southwell...
I am so proud of you...you have come a long way and this is only the begining....i love you more every day and i can't wait to see you on the 22nd. keep your head up and stay focused...it will be over before you know.
congrats to all of Sierra for your hard work and dedication. Graduation is fast approaching and you will be on to your next adventure. Thank you everyone for chosing to serve our great country and help keep us safe...God bless you all.
SR Smith, this week's informative and inspiring journal left me a bit choked up as I proudly imagined all you are doing and experiencing there. Health and strength to your body and spirit today!!
SR Whitson's mom is hoping he & his unit are weathering through Cape May's freezing cold temperatures and managing to stay healthy. Am eager to hear more about your assignment and see your happy face again soon. I'll be thinking about you this Friday the 8th... Happy Birthday!
Hi SR Andresky, Only a few weeks to go until graduation. We can't wait to see you in your uniform. You know we have had our travel plans made for awhile, now just anxious to get there and see you. To all Sierra families we have alot to be proud of. Looking forward to meeting you all at the breakfast. Way to go Sierra 182!!!
Hey Sierra 182, now that you have your colors, can you include a photo of them in the journal. We are all excited to see the flag. I love reading the weekly journal and I am so proud of you for pulling together and earning your colors. Keep focused and really shine during these last 17 days. Graduation is fast approaching.
SR Nystrom we are looking forward to seeing you in two weeks. The time will be here before you know it. Love you lots! Way to go Sierra 182 on earning your colors! We are proud of you! Commit to the end and your reward will be plentiful.
SR Morrison,
I LOVE YOU! You're almost done. Logan and I are counting the days down til you are home again. We miss you. Good luck with your surgery friday.love you
Tori<3
Hi Sierra families. We can't wait to see my daughter at graduation We really miss you!!! It is just around the corner now! We hope you are doing great since we last heard from you. Hopefully you will get on-base liberty and can call home again.
Hi Sierra Families! Only 15 days until graduation~ we can't wait to see our recruits! It was great reading the journal today! I got a letter from my son today..it was great to hear from him!
Tommy, we are so proud of you and know you will have the best experience of your life, as will Hugo! We can't wait to see you, spend time with you before you head off to Alaska! We love and miss you very much. Mom & Roby D~
Hey Sierra 182- only 350 hours to go!
SR Sohn- The van is reserved and the hotel reservations are made. We can't wait to see you and the graduation ceremony. I think I may have to physically restrain Jenny till it is all over though.
Happy Birthday, SR Dave Whitson! I hope you are able to read this today (1/8). Take pleasure in knowing you are thought of every day; most especially by your mom on this very personal one of yours. Your birthday also marks the final countdown - only 14 days left until graduation! You are very fortunate to have the love & support of a strong, wide circle of family & friends who are all rooting for you. Your brother & I will be proudly watching you graduate with your unit in just 2 short weeks. Continue to keep your eyes on the prize #99... Love, Mom
Hi Tommy & Hugo! Exactly 14 days to go....it's gonna fly by and soon you will be on your way to your new assignment! We are so excited to see you both! I'm glad you get to fly back with us on the same flight. Hugo...I hope you are coming home too...It was great talking to you this morning Tommy. Actually, yesterday morning. I look forward to talking to you on Saturday! We love you so much and are so proud of you! Mom & Roby D
SR Leake, we got your letter. You sound as if everything is great. And that you are happy with your station. We have our hotel reservation for the night before graduation. I am so proud of you! Love You! Mom
SR Dunkin, I made hotel reservations for the night of the 21st. Guess we will have to wait until after graduation to have your Birthday cake. We are all excited to see the graduation. Stay focused and do a great job on the tests you need to pass. Go Sierra 182!
SR Sohn- The Jeep is in the drive and all ready for the Northern Exposure...
Hey Tommy and Hugo - give us a call!!!
SR Morrison our son walked for the first time today! He looked right at me and took off down my gradma's hall. I was like OMG Logan's walking mom! It was the best feeling wish you were there! I LOVE YOU!
Tori<3
SR Smith,
Sending love and encouragement. The goal is in sight! The adventure of a lifetime is waiting for you. We are, like all the other families, very proud of you. Be strong..Can't wait to see you.
Gma S
Countdown continues Sierra! We are so excited for graduation. Tommy & Hugo: United We Stand! We are so proud of you..keep up the good work! Love you so much...Mom & Rob
SR Nystrom it was so good to hear from you yesterday. Sorry you were ill and felt bad last week, but glad you are feeling much better. Can't wait to see you in two weeks. Sounds like Sierra 182 is doing well also...way to go recruits!
Great job Sierra 182, only one Saturday left before graduation and if you keep up the good work, that Saturday will be a liberty. Nice work, finish strong.
11 more days!!! Finsih strong Sierra 182, you are almost done...
Phil, it was wonderful talking with you Saturday. Can't wait till the 22nd to see you. I love you...
Hi Sierra Families....Gosh, can you believe it? We are nearly there. We can't wait to meet everyone. It has been a long road but with everyones support, it was so much easier! I do have to say that Tommy said, when he called over the weekend, that our posts were only posted one time. He has not seen any recent posts. I'm so sorry for that. I think that if they are going to post once, they should continue... it is such a moral booster. But, my opinion only.
Tommy and Hugo....keep up the good work! We all are so proud of you both. We are proud of all of Sierra 182! Mom, Roby D. and Caitlin ~
Tommy, I love you with all my heart ~ Mom
Hi SR Winslow!
We miss you and can't wait to see you on January 22nd!
Stay strong Sierra, graduation is only in 10 days! Your hard work and dedication will be worth it in the end!
Hello families, my son just left today to Cape May out of San Diego. Any advise or help you can pass on? It is hard to look that far ahead, but I know he will do great.
Thank You
Just wanted to mention that as far as the blogs being posted...one downside of that is that everyone is not included- not even 1/3rd of them. And if there are 85 recruits and only 10 or 15 have messages instead of boosting morale it could do the opposite. They all would be looking at it hope fully and many would feel let down. It is important for them to stay focused and keep their head in the game:)
so true cgwife...you're right.
Tommy & Hugo, can you believe in just 10 days, you'll graduate? We are so proud and looking forward to seeing you both. Congratulations to all of Sierra 182! Keep up the team work!
Way to go Sierra...ya'll have made it into the home stretch. We are so proud of all of you. Stay strong and stay focused...and we will all be there soon to share in your day!!!
Hello all Sierra 182 families and recruits. Can't believe that this time next week we will be there in Cape May and ready for graduation. Josh, we are so proud of you and know you will finish strong. We can't wait to see you. Love, Mom, Tony, and Bailey
Stay strong and focused Sierra! Only 1 week left! SR Winslow, can't wait to see you on graduation day!
Good job little brother! I am so proud of you for taking this challenge head on! I'm so sorry I won't be there for your graduation, but I will be thinking about you and can't wait to hear all about your amazing adventure!
Love,
Jessie
SR Andresky, it was so wonderful to talk to you yesterday. Made my heart so happy. I am so very proud of you and it will only be a few more days and we will get to see you and meet all your fellow recruits. Love you, Mom & Tony
Hi Tommy & Hugo...Just 3 more days! We can't wait. It was so great talking to you on Saturday. We are so excited to see you at graduation. Keep up the good work....stand tall and be proud of yourselves. We sure are proud of you! We are proud of all of Sierra 182!!!!
Good morning Natalie, I hope these last few days are very rewarding. I see you, care, support, and respect you.
Way to go SIERRA 182 on earning your pennants...Each and everyone one of you make all of us proud!
TO SR Smith and all of the members of Sierra Company,
Congratulations on all you have accomplished in your training. Can't wait to see you at graduation on Friday. We'll be among the families and friends wearing huge proud smiles.
From Natalie's Ohio Grandparents
Congratulations Sierra 182! Be proud of yourselves, we are all proud of you!
Tommy & Hugo, we can't wait to see you! We love you with all our hearts!
Mom, Dad Rob and Caitlin xoxoxo
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