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December 30, 2012 Good morning, How are you today? I just wanted to thank so much for the box that[...]

December 30, 2012

Good morning,

How are you today? I just wanted to thank so much for the box that we received during the holidays! I am currently deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS John C Stennis CVN74.  We have been gone since 30 August of 2012. The contents of the care package were enjoyed by many. We recently just completed a port visit in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Dubai. It was a great relief for the crew, we were able to Skype with our families during Christmas, make phone calls and enjoy the sights that Dubai has to offer.  I hope that your holidays were kind and good to you.  Your care package made it better for us!

V/R LS1 (AW/SW) S, SETH

VAQ 133 MATCON LPO

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