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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 315268" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>I only know this from a Navy perspective.</p><p></p><p>When my son was over there, his ship had an almost daily "update" on their website. While it wasn't personnal (there were 6300 other sailors besides my son on the ship), it was at least some information of what they were doing.</p><p></p><p>I would email him almost every day, usually just a paragraph of what I'd done that day. Sometimes I'd get immediate responses, sometimes there were lags. But I knew he'd get back to me when he could. Some of our emails were pretty funny with him trying to get me information and still get them past the censors. For instance when he was going to be stopping in Marseille he told me he was going to be where the "Real" thing was from where his grandmother works. My mom works at an amusement park that has a 1/3 copy of the Eiffel Tower - so I figured out France.</p><p></p><p>Most branches have "family support" groups. If your friend hasn't contacted them, she should.</p><p></p><p>And while this may seem horrible - in this day and age, no new is GOOD news. The days of getting the telegram are long over - it's usually just a few hours before they show up at your doorstep in the worst case scenerio. If your friend is only having sporatic emails, etc. - and no one has come to see her - her son is safe. Possibly in black out conditions, but safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 315268, member: 439"] I only know this from a Navy perspective. When my son was over there, his ship had an almost daily "update" on their website. While it wasn't personnal (there were 6300 other sailors besides my son on the ship), it was at least some information of what they were doing. I would email him almost every day, usually just a paragraph of what I'd done that day. Sometimes I'd get immediate responses, sometimes there were lags. But I knew he'd get back to me when he could. Some of our emails were pretty funny with him trying to get me information and still get them past the censors. For instance when he was going to be stopping in Marseille he told me he was going to be where the "Real" thing was from where his grandmother works. My mom works at an amusement park that has a 1/3 copy of the Eiffel Tower - so I figured out France. Most branches have "family support" groups. If your friend hasn't contacted them, she should. And while this may seem horrible - in this day and age, no new is GOOD news. The days of getting the telegram are long over - it's usually just a few hours before they show up at your doorstep in the worst case scenerio. If your friend is only having sporatic emails, etc. - and no one has come to see her - her son is safe. Possibly in black out conditions, but safe. [/QUOTE]
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