postmarked CVN-76 & day 20

Ok, everyone, I want to share an email Kev sent to everyone in the family. It was very touching. . .especially his shout-out to ME, and I wanted to share it with some of my friends here as a lot of you are military families.

I'm so proud of my husband. . .and I'm so happy that he was excited to let me post this.

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Hey all!

First of all, I wanna say that I miss everyone back home (NM, WA, VA, IL, CT and, not that I play favorites or nothin ;), but especially SC!!!). I came across a website recently (only accessible to folks on the ship unfortunately) that has a ton of pictures of ship life! Even though sometimes I feel like I'm super focused on my job specifically, this website really puts into perspective what our mission is as a whole. So, I want to share this with my family so you can get an idea of what “we” do!

This email is going to focus on the relief efforts in Japan . Some of these pictures make me realize just how fortunate we all are. And I am so grateful that we can provide support to our fellow man when they are in need. Even though we sacrifice our “visits” to other foreign ports to be here, I wouldn’t have it any other way! Its hard to describe just how rewarding it is to be able to give this kind of support to a community that was struck by such a tragedy.

The pictures I included are all from the Ronald Reagan and, in fact, are the people that I have the privilege of working side-by-side with everyday. Since the tsunami hit, we’ve been loading supplies onto helos and delivering to remote communities that are not easily accessible by Japanese authorities. I’ve talked with many of the people that actually deliver the supplies, and they tell me that the people are incredibly welcoming and even more grateful for our support. Again, I gotta say that it warms my heart to know that we get to help in this effort. We get emails and letters and thank you cards from the Japanese everyday thanking us for what we are doing. I wish I could tell them that there is no thanks required, this is just what you do when someone needs help.

I hope that these pictures give you a better idea of exactly what we are doing here. When we land our choppers in those communities and deliver essential supplies and food to the Japanese, that is ALL of us as a nation. Be proud that you are a part of such a wonderful nation. And be grateful that we can extend a helping hand to our fellow man. And please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers.

Love

Kevin

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And I can't forget to keep up with the

30 Day Challenge

I'm just gonna send you back to one of my FIRST posts

for the meaning behing Anchors & Sails

Sara Mac