HERE IS OUR SAILOR!!!!! Yes, Lewis Patrick Fry is now a bona fide SAILOR in the USA Navy!!! We just got back from graduation where we spent 3 days in Chicago! What an INCREDIBLE time we had! One of the best trips ever! I don't know if Terry and I have ever been with just Patrick anywhere by himself (remember, he's one of 5 kids!), so that in itself was a treat! Graduation? What can I say? It was PATRIOTIC/MOVING/INSPIRATIONAL/INCREDIBLE! I don't think there was a dry eye in the auditorium when they announced, "Here, ladies and gentlemen are the United States Navy's newest members!" It was awesome! A roar went up in the crowd and everyone cheered and cried!!! ( Check out the little video I made with my little Canon Camera for a few highlights!). I have soooo many pix from FRY-day and Saturday, I'll be adding them off and on but here's a few from just graduation!
Here is the order of the graduation:
Recruit Graduation Review
6 June 2008
0900
Sequence of events:
Arrival Honors to reviewing Officer
National Anthem
Invocation
Navy Hymn
Presentation of the Graduating Divisions
Drill and Music Presentation
Presentation oand Reviewing Officer Remarks
Reviewing the Line
All in all, it was one of the proudest moments in my life. I am so proud of my all my children, and this was one of those moments for Patrick. I think I can sum up how I felt later on that day when we were walking down the street in Chicago with Patrick in his beautiful white dress Navy clothes and a lady ran up and hugged him and said, "Thank You". I almost cried. In fact, I did. Not only our family's hero, but these young men, these sailors, (and all branches of the military) are what keep our country the BEST country in the world. I just know Patricks PawPaw/Grand-daddy was looking down smiling and so proud of their grandson.Almost as proud as his mama and daddy!
Lewis Patrick Fry, your family is so proud and we love you so so so much!! ANCHORS AWEIGH
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