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Father's Day 2013


Bruce got an interesting Father's Day gift his year.  Nick is still in Japan and sent this coin to Bruce for his gift.  He explained it in his card, which was very appropriate, as you can see.


Inside the card Nick explained the coin.  

 This is the official project coin of the current CVN 73 USS George Washington Project in Yokosuka, Japan.  (FY 13 Selective Repair Availability).  This coin was personally handed to me by the Project Superintendent as a sign of his appreciation for the work I did resolving a particularly important maintenance issue in the reactor plant.
On the back it looks like this.

The coin is very impressive to us but to Nick he just gives them away to people when he receives one.  This is the second one he's received and he gave the first one to Sachiyo's dad.  He says that every Commanding Officer of an aircraft carrier has a special coin called the Captain's Coin.  People will receive one as a little reward or a token of gratitude so we were impressed that Nick had two!  It looks impressive enough to frame - which I may do!  I like the two flags on the front of it.  

 We received a call from him at around 9:00 a.m. which was around midnight his time in Japan.  He is working the graveyard shift now so he was at work when he called.  The connection was completely clear as if he was down the street since it was a government line.  Usually, we Skype to stay in touch but Father's Day warranted a special phone call! 

 Lauren called us in the evening so both phone calls were perfect timing since I had to work.  I did not miss our precious phone calls from the kids!  I am one happy mom!  I did not fix any fancy foods for Father's Day since I had to work but Bruce barbecued a whole chicken on the Traeger and we had a nice meal of simple foods.  Then Bruce called his dad in Iowa whom we just had a nice visit with last week.
    Father and Son
My dad passed away in 1993 and my mom in 2009.

I think of them often and I know I was a lucky child to have them as parents. This Father's Day I remember you, too, Daddy, as I do so often throughout the year.  You both are so much a part of who I am today.






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