In “US Navy Life,” episode #252, Meredith Curtis and Laura Nolette continue celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration by taking a close look at one military family with gratitude for all our men and women in uniform and their families. We’re looking back over Laura’s father Lew’s navy career. Of course, Lew’s naval service involved his wife and children. The whole family, like other military families, had their share of blessing and challenges. As men and women in America choose to serve in the US military, the whole family is impacted. Thank you to all men and women in uniform and their precious families.  God bless the USA. 😊

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Intro: Merey talk about Lew.

Lew’s childhood dream. Appointment to Naval Academy.

Flight school in Pensacola, FL; Norfolk, VA (Spike born); Iceland (Laura born); Corpus Christie, TX; Virginia -Vietnam

Vietnam War on USS America – Flight Deck Officer & pilot, accident & miracle

Ranks, Commander Squadron, Masters Aeronautical engineering – thesis

XO Ship – Joined right after Grenada, Lebanon, Carried Marines, Pink Bicycle Story

Father of the NEST program, caring for elderly parents

What was life like for your mom?

High school sweethearts, committed to Lew’s career, political relationships, entertaining, Navy Relief

Challenges – teaching when you move so often, running things when Dad’s gone but what happens when he comes home?

What was the blessing of being a Navy child?

Blessings: saw America: ME, TX, CA, FL, road trips, attractions, proud to be part of a military family

Challenges: father gone six months a year, moved a lot, new school every 6 months, always the new kid. Family members didn’t always understand

Navy life cultivated patriotism in her life. Growing up on Navy bases. To her, the noisy jets overhead was the sound of freedom.

US Navy Families

When Dad or Mom serves, the whole family serves. Prayer for our US Military Families.

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