I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Promotions 2

Homecoming Info 3

Marines Teaching

Afghan Kids

4

FRO Info 5

USMC Ball & Gown

Info

8

Return & Reunion

Workshop

7

Babies and calendar 8-9

CLB-5 FAMILY READINE SS

NEWSLETTER S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0

Commanding Officer:

Lt. Col. Jeff Jarosz

Executive Officer:

Maj. Shane Long

Sergeant Major:

Sgt. Maj. Brian Cullins

H& S Co Commander:

Capt. Barrett Dupuy

TS Co “A” Commander:

Capt. Matt Zimbalist

TS Co “B” Commander:

Capt. Sean Cox

Maintenance Co Commander:

Capt. Joseph Flynn

Engineer Co (7th ESB):

Capt. Daniel Francis

Chaplain:

LtJG Saumaleato Fuimaono

Family Readiness Officer:

Christine Winicki

760.763.1111 (ofc)

760.468.8276 (cell)

Deputy FRO:

Sgt William McConnell

760.763.4934 (ofc)

William.mcconnell@usmc.mil

CLB-5 Duty Officer:

760.763.4934

United Thru Reading

& Chaplain’s Corner

10-11

Friends and family of CLB-5,

On the last day of August someone

asked a Marine if they knew what the coming

week meant. One answer was the opening

weekend of the football season. While true,

the retort was, no, the first week of Sep-

tember meant the battalion could finally say

they’d be going home next month. So it is.

CLB-5 is starting to make preparations for

heading home.

In many respects there is still a long

way to go. There are more long convoys still

to drive, thousands of pounds of cargo to be

loaded, delivered, unloaded. There is a

seemingly endless number of vehicles and

assorted equipment to be repaired in Main-

tenance Company’s lot. For as many as the

Marines fix, there are quickly more towed in

to take their place on the line. Engineer

Company seemingly had all their work saved

up for them to the end. It’s as if they are

saving their best for last, making up for the

slow times early on with the number of pro-

jects that have been requested of them this

last month. The vast majority of their Ma-

rines and Sailors have been out and about in

multiple locations all over Helmand Province,

still building patrol bases for the grunts,

trying to make roads out of water-rutted

trails and getting other forward operating

bases ready for the upcoming winter and wet

seasons. Thus, there is still much work to be

done by CLB-5. There can be no slow-down

in supporting the fight, nor let-up in the Ma-

rines’ focus to get the job done well and

safely. And, there hasn’t been. All hands

continue to perform magnificently.

Commander’s Comments

Lt. Col. Jeff Jarosz

All this work,

however, coupled with

the work of preparing to

turnover to another CLB

and preparing to re-

deploy home, makes one

realize there is not much

time left. It will expire

quickly. So it will be with you at home as

well, wherever home has been for the last

six months. The farther away from Camp

Pendleton, the odds are, the more to be

done to re-unite with your Marine or

Sailor. In this issue of the newsletter, we

provide some information, ideas and rec-

ommendations to you as you conduct your

own preparations to receive back your Ma-

rine or Sailor.

In the meantime, CLB- 5 will con-

tinue to drive on. In and around the mis-

sions and preparations, there is now foot-

ball to follow. The battalion will stage an-

other field meet on 26 Sept. The weather

is getting cooler, literally a degree at a

time, with temps just now dropping back

into double digits at 99, even if only for a

day. The Marines and Sailors will transi-

tion from their “canned” billeting to large

tents in order to make way for the arrival

of CLB-3 from Hawaii. Shortly thereaf-

ter, the battalion will finally be able to say

they’ll be going home this month.

Semper Fidelis

LtCol Jarosz

Pictures 12-13

P A G E 2

Sept 2010 Promotions Lcpl Peters, Joseph

Lcpl Silva, Keith

Lcpl Williamson, Caleb

Cpl Wonch, Matthew (name cor-rection from last month)

GySgt Burghduff, Robert

GySgt Vega, George

Cpl Chappell, Brenden

Cpl Espinoza, Edson

Cpl Victor, Andrea

Lcpl Boyer, Kevin

Lcpl Catlett, Corey

Lcpl Gahimer, Derek

Lcpl Hine, Randon

Lcpl Parr, Grace

Sgt Roger Hennes reenlists

at Camp Dwyer

HN Cabral receives Fleet Ma-

rine Force pin at Camp Dwyer

Good Conduct Medals

Awarded to: CPL JACKSON, JOSEPH

CPL JOHNSTON, NATHANIEL

CPL LEE, STACY

CPL LOZEN, ROBERT

CPL PERKINS, PATRICK

CPL TOLENTINO, RUSCIELLE

CPL TUEPKER, RACHEL

CPL VENABLE, KEITH

CPL WOOD, DAVID

CPL WOZUFIA, ELOM

CPL ZELLER, ANDREW

LCPL ENGLISH, MICHAEL

LCPL MARTINEZ, ISAAC

LCPL NUSOM, STEFANIE

LCPL SCHULD, BRYCE

1STSGT CRAYTON, JOSHUA

MSGT CORONADO, CARLOS

SSGT EMRICK, GREGORY

SSGT MORANT, RONALD

SSGT VERNON, SHAWN

SGT BAKER, CRYSTAL

SGT JAMES, CIMBER

SGT KOVAL, MARNIA

SGT ROSALES, LUIS

SGT ROSARIO, JOSUE

CPL HAYMAN, BASIL

CPL NICHOLS, JASON

CPL HERRING, MICHAEL

CPL HIRT, TRENTON

CPL HULLS, BRANDON

Camp Pendleton, CA

Cpl Cordova, Juan

Cpl Perez, David

Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

Cpl Abbott, Corey

Cpl Aguirre, Martin

Cpl Frederickson, Thor

Cpl Herman, Richard

Cpl Hunt, Troy

Cpl McCarthy, John

Cpl Robinson, Hanny

Cpl Salas, Michael

Cpl Salas, Rafael

Cpl Whiteman-LaForge, Lucky

CORPORALS’ COURSE GRADUATES

Cpls Cordova and Perez gradu-

ate at Camp Pendleton, CA

Homecoming Information ADVON: 3-6 OCT

Reunion Location is the CLB 5 Motor Pool

in Camp Del Mar.

The Reunion Location for the following

movements still being finalized:

CLB 7 (will return to 29 Palms) and parts

of H&S COMPANY:

18-21 OCT

GS SEC/MAINT CO:

19-22 OCT

TS A & B and part of MAINT CO:

19-22 OCT

ENGINEER CO:

22-25 OCT

RESERVIST PERSONNEL:

23-26 OCT

H&S COMPANY and part of MAINT CO:

24-27 OCT

*The first date in the window is the EARLIEST arrival date.

*The last date in the window is the LATEST DATE that Ma-

rines/Sailors should return to Camp Pendleton.

* Allow for at least one day in transit in Kyrgystan AND one

full day for the flight back to the States.

THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOUR MARINE OR

SAILOR IS ON A PARTICULAR FLIGHT UNTIL IT DE-

PARTS THEATRE!!

PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE AS THE FLIGHTS AND MANI-

FESTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

TRACKING FLIGHTS

VISIT THE 1ST MLG WEBSITE LISTED BELOW TO TRACK INCOMING FLIGHTS BY MISSION NUMBER AS PROVIDED BY YOUR

FAMILY READINESS OFFICER

HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/MLG/INFO/FLIGHTINFO.ASP

THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE BUT MAY NOT ALWAYS REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT IN-FORMATION DUE TO FREQUENCY OF FLIGHT CHANGES AND CLASSIFICATION

MORE CURRENT ARRIVAL INFO WILL BE PASSED BY

THE FRO CLOSER TO THE PLANNED ARRIVAL

Marine/Sailors are being told the date of de-

parture so you can narrow down the date of

arrival based on what they tell you.

Lodging Information Here is some info on making plans to greet your Marine or Sailor

when they come home:

Lodging in Town:

Hotel Bell Housing—will find rate to fit your budget

760-231-6691

www.hotelbellhousing.com

Days Inn

1501 Carmelo Dr., Oceanside, CA

(760) 722-7661

Ramada Inn

1440 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA

(760) 967-4100

Super 8 Marty’s Valley Inn

3240 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA

(760) 757-7700

Quality Inn and Suites

1403 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA

(760) 721-6663

Holiday Inn Oceanside-Harbor Area

1401 Carmelo Dr, Oceanside, Ca

(760) 231-7000

Base Lodging for former military:

South Mesa Lodge:

Located just inside the Main gate

760-763-7805

Del Mar Cottages:

Located within walking distance of CLB 5 HQ

760-725-2134

Ward Lodge:

760-725-5304

P A G E 3

P A G E 4 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0

8/12/2010 By Sgt. Mark Fayloga, Regimental Combat Team 7

FORWARD OPERATING BASE

GERONIMO, Afghanistan — Wali Mu-

hammad doesn’t want to be a farmer.

This is a recent revelation for the

eight-year-old Afghan boy. Wali’s fa-

ther wished this for his son much ear-

lier, which is why months ago he be-

gan ordering him to “go to school and

learn something.”

At first Wali didn’t like it. The school is

more than a mile away from where he

lives in Helmand Province. It’s not so

bad in the morning, but in the after-

noon the walk back home can occur in

triple-digit heat. It could be worse

though, some of the other kids travel

from twice as far away.

Now Wali looks forward to school.

Studying and learning are his favorite

parts. He calls it school, all the kids

do, but a more accurate description

would be class. It’s only 90 minutes

long, three days a week, but the chil-

dren call it school because the volun-

teer-led program at Forward Operat-

ing Base Geronimo is the closest most

of them have ever come to a formal

education.

Excitement begins to creep up on Cpl.

Mary Warren the nights before school.

The 22-year-old water support techni-

cian with Combat Logistics Battalion 5

is stationed at Geronimo as support.

She’s responsible for the base’s water

and says the job is important, but not

difficult. She spends most of her free

time volunteering at the school. As

Warren makes her way down the dirt

road tiny heads begin poking out of

the shade and the kids run to meet

her and the other teachers at the

school’s entrance. It’s not clear who’s

more excited.

“Seeing them makes my week,” said

Warren, from Chicago Heights, Ill.

The children line up and welcome the

teachers and the security detail, Ma-

rines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Regiment, with handshakes and ask at

least twice, “How are you?” The

greeting is more a proud display of

English skills than an inquiry.

After the security detail sweeps the

schoolhouse the students and teach-

ers file in. Two classes take place in

the school, one for adults and one for

children. There is a local national day

laborer program at the base and as

part of the program the men must

attend school.

When Warren teaches, she speaks

about half English and half Pashtu.

When she first started teaching she

didn’t know any Pashtu. Now she feels

comfortable enough to lead the class

without an interpreter if need be,

thanks to Waheed Mohammed. Wa-

heed, like Warren, is a volunteer at

the schoolhouse. He works with Infor-

mation Operations on base as a radio

DJ. The 28-year

-old claims

Philadelphia as

his hometown,

but he was born

in Kandahar,

Afghanistan.

“Afghanistan

will only change

with education,

not with a

weapon,” Waheed said. “If it was go-

ing to change with a weapon, 30

years would have changed it.”

None of them need to teach at the

school, yet they all feel compelled to.

Since they’ve started teaching to-

gether they worked to make school

happen three days a week as opposed

to two. “I just want them to under-

stand the importance of school, of

education period,” Warren said. “I

want them to be able to read and

count so they don’t get cheated in

life.”

Waheed has already seen a shift by

some parents. “They’re realizing

there’s supposed to be school in a

kid’s life,” Waheed said.

And the children’s attitudes have

changed as well. Many would show up

at first for the free stuff — pens, note-

books, snacks … But now students like

Wali proudly rattle off half the alpha-

bet and count to 13 with vigor before

skipping ahead to 19. He’s having an

impact already. When Waheed asks

Wali what he wants to be when he

grows up the young boy looks at him

with wide eyes and without hesitation

answers him.

“I want to be a teacher like you.”

There is supposed to be school in a kid's life; In Helmand Province

volunteers do what they can to make sure it happens

Cpl. Kimmy Lamano, teaches Afghan chil-

dren at FOB Geronimo

P A G E 5

From the FRO Christine Winicki

Great seeing nearly 60 spouses , a few

moms (and one dad) at the Return and

Reunion Workshop. See the next page

for the notes and links to the information

was discussed.

Many thanks to volunteers Robbin Lea

and Sarah Van Leuven. We LOVED the

dancers of XXXXXX and of course the

34 AMAZING volunteers from Acts of

Appreciation at Saddleback Church for

providing CHILDCARE, gorgeous PRIZES

and DELICIOUS desserts!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

Kids and Reunion Workshops

The Marine Corps Family Team Building

Center is offering another to help your

kids readjust to having mom or dad re-

turn from deployment:

Sept. 30 from 4:30 –6:00 pm.

Give your kids this special time to help

them ease into the new phase of the de-

ployment cycle.

RSVP to 760-725-9052

L.I.N.K.S.

The next L.I.N.K.S. class is on Sept 18

from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm This terrific

class teaches spouses all about Marine

Corps History & Traditions, Pay & Bene-

fits, Deployment cycle, Moving to a new

location, Career Planning and much more.

Yummy food is always served and you get

to meet spouses from all over the base.

Free Childcare provided on site IF you

call ahead!

Reserve YOUR SPOT

EARLY at:

760-725-9052

also send the FRO an

email so she knows you will be there—

special prizes for attendees!

denise.winicki@usmc.mil

GET INVOLVED: Come over to ABBY REINKE every Tuesday from 11-1 and help paint Barracks Banners or wrap Welcome Home Comfort Packs

Q: Where can I hang my Homecoming banner(s)?

A: We recommend your EXTRA SPECIAL banner to

hang on your home so you can keep it. Other, less

special banners, can be placed on the fence at the

CLB 5 BN HQ in Camp Del Mar, at the front gate or

along the fence outside the Naval Weapons Sta-

tions—usually the buses carrying the Marines from

the airbase to Camp Pendleton drive through the

Weapons Station.

Q: How long will the banner stay up?

A: About 2 weeks—once the unit has been back 2

weeks, the Base removes them from the fences and

we will remove them from the BN HQ fence. So if

you want them—COME AND GET THEM or they will

be thrown away.

Q: What will it be like at the Reunion location?

A: We will have snack type food (hot dogs and pop-

corn), sweet treats and drinks to help the waiting

time go by. We will also have jumpies and crafts for

the kids.

Expect lots of WAITING!!! The flight times are

NOT ACCURATE so we must wait upon the US mili-

tary airlines. THEN, all personnel must turn in their

weapons and other serialized gear and get the

safety brief that is ALWAYS given before leave

time. And THEN the buses roll to the reunion loca-

tion.

Q: Speaking of leave—do they get time off right

away? Should I plan a Hawaiian vacation im-

mediately?

A: Every deployed person gets an immediate 96

hours of leave as soon as they return (that is 4

days). Then they come back and work shortened

days to conduct outprocessing and admin work. Then

the LEAVE BLOCK is granted for the longer, ex-

tended leave—this is the time for VACATION. This

leave must be approved by section leaders prior to

going away.

We will be rolling into the holiday timeframe during

BLOCK LEAVE so it is the perfect time to return

home and visit with family.

Frequently Asked Questions @ Homecoming

P A G E 6

Return and Reunion Workshop The spouses and parents of CLB 5 talked

through some of the issues that can cause

concern at REUNION TIME. Roger Casa-

nova, Marine Corps Family Teambuilding

Trainer, started the discussion with an idea

of “THE REUNION PLAN”

WIVES said they wanted to:

Stay Home and Watch movies

Have Hubby take Diaper Duty

Buy a Car

Go Dancing

Go to Seaworld

Pick a pumpkin

Go on a Honeymoon

Take a showr without crying kids

Wives guessed that Marines/Sailors would

want to:

Sleep

Have Family time

Have “bedroom time”

Shower with clean water

Drive a car

Take time off of work

Eat fast food and Home cooked meals

So some of these things are the same and

some are different—the way to make the

homecoming smooth is COMMUNICATION!

Talking to your Marine/Sailor through email

or phone call is NOT perfect since 95% of

communication is tone of voice and non-

verbal cues BUT try to keep an open mind

and a positive approach.

Allow conversations to surface— when the

returning Marine is ready, he or she will talk

about events and feelings but they might

need some time to decompress. When they

do start talking it is best to JUST LISTEN

and allow them a safe person to share their

feelings.

Remember that it takes about 8-12 weeks

before the household will feeling back to

normal.

If after that time, your Marine is still with-

drawn, then seek professional help.

Here is the link to the workbook that we

used:

http://www.mccscp.com/home/Files/pdf/Fa

mily_Services/MCFTB/Return%20and%20Re

union%20for%20Spouses%20Workbook.pdf

Spouse Accomplishments

Paid off Debt

Had BABIES

Moved into a new house

Finished or started

a college degree

Redecorated

Got a Job

Survived the In-Laws

Made a Man Cave in the Garage

Fixed the Truck

Started a Home Business

SURVIVED DEPLOYMENT

There are LOTS of

similarities to the stress-

ors both at home and on

deployment—find that

common ground.

Home Stressors:

Kids

Bills

Injuries

Car trouble

In-laws

Legal issues

Moving

Working long hours

House Maintenance

Death in family

Lonliness/needing lovin’

Safety concerns

First Deployment

Marine Stressors:

Missing kids

Worried about

faithfulness

Needs Lovin’

Safety of Marines

and family at home

Feeling needed

upon return

Bills

Baby/kids will not

know him

Tired of deployment

Loss of control

P A G E 7

P A G E 8

CLB-5 Babies Lcpls Eric Newbold and

Catherine Lopez welcomed

Erik Mathew on Aug 30,

2010

Lcpl Tony and

Melinda Steffen

welcomed Layla

Marie and Milee

Alyssa on Aug 31,

2010.

Cpl Jason and Michele Nichols

welcomed Keegan Michael

on Aug 10, 2010

Lcpl Dustin and Brittany Fos-

ter welcomed Hayden Ray

on Aug. 16, 2010

Sgt. Christopher and Alma

harris welcomed Christal

Kate on Aug 20, 2010

Layla and Milee Steffen

WIC appointments on

CAMP PENDELTON at

Abbey Reinke Community

Center

September 1, 15, 22

October 6, 13, 27

November 3, 10, 17

Call 1-800-500-6411 for

an appointment

New Parent Support Program Becoming a parent is HUGE

event and many times mili-

tary families cannot rely on

extended family and friends

for help.

The New Parent Support

Program is here to help.

Baby Boot Camp teaches

you Baby Care 101—bathing,

crying, safety, parenting.

Held once a month.

Home Visitors come and

meet you where you live—

they smooth the adjustment

period of new parents,

teach good nutrition, child

development and play ideas.

Parenting Classes allows

you to dicuss topics that

help you raise ahppy, coop-

erative children—

communication, discipline,

self-esteem. Class is taught

over 9 weeks—attend one or

attend all.

Call: 760-725-3884

All the information can be

found on the flyer at this

link:

http://www.mccscp.com/ho

me/Files/pdf/Family_Servic

es/MCFTB/NPSPFLYER.pdf

Kids and Reunion

Workshop

September 30

4:30—6:00 pm

HELP your kiddos readjust to

mom or dad being home

from Afghanistan

Call Marine Corps Family Team

Building to register

760-725-9052

Childcare available

P A G E 9

9:30 am Beach Walk

Every Thursday

NEW DAY

bring the kids and your walking

shoes to the Del Mar beach

Cantina for a walk on the

beach.

L.I.N.K.S. classes

Spouses:

Sept 18 8am-4:30 pm

Oct. 5/6 8am—1:30 pm

Oct. 26-28 5pm—9pm

call 760-725-9053 for

RESERVATION

Kids & Reunion Workshop

Sept 30 6 - 7:30 pm

call 760-725-9053 for

RESERVATION

Family Readiness Meeting

Sept 14 11-1pm

Abby Reinke Comm Cntr

Call FRO if you need childcare

COME AND HELP WITH

HOMECOMING PLANS

Get Ready Days

Tuesdays, Sept. 14, 21 and 28

11:00-1pm

BN HQ in Camp Del Mar

Make Barracks banners and

comfort packs

ASYMCA Ball Gown

Give Away

Sept. 18

Abby Reinke Community Ctr

7:30—1:30

Check-in for number to enter-

Schedule of Events

SEPTEMBER 2010—

SIX MONTHS DOWN— ONE MORE TO GO!!!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

9:30 am

Beach

Walk

3 4

5

6 7

11-1

Volunteer

Mtg

Abby Reinke

8 99:30 am

Beach

Walk

10 11

12 13 14

11-1

Barracks

Banners

BN HQ

15 16 9:30 am

Beach

Walk

17 18

19 20 21 11-1

Barracks

Banners

BN HQ

22 23 9:30 am

Beach

Walk

24 25

26 27

29 11-1

Barracks

Banners BN HQ

30 6-7:30 Kids & Reunion

L.I.N.K.S. trng

L.I.N.K.S. Is all about the Marine Corps

Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowl-

edge and Skills to balance your family

needs with the Marine Corps needs and

how to find help if you get out of balance!

Sept. 18

8 am—4:30 pm

Oct. 5 & 6

8 am —1:30 pm

Oct. 26, 27, & 28

5:00—9:00 pm

Family Readiness Center in San Luis rey

Housing Area

CALL NOW to reserve your spot

and for FREE childcare

760-725-9052

L.I.N.K.S. classes

the best tool to teach you ALL

ABOUT the USMC!

HELPERS NEEDED to

Create BARRACKS BANNERS

and

wrap COMFORT CARE

PACKS!!

WE NEED YOU!!

Tuesdays: Sept. 14, 21 and 28

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

At BN HQ in Camp

Del Mar

Just SHOW UP

and we will put you

to work!!!

P A G E 1 0

UNITED THROUGH

READING® Update

They’re almost home! As home-

coming excitement builds and the

program winds down, we want to ex-

tend a big thank you to the Coordinators who have made it possible

for all of us to participate in United Through Reading® during this

deployment. Having the opportunity to stay connected with our Sail-

ors and Marines in this way has been a great experience.

The folks who provided this wonderful quality of life pro-

gram would love to hear from you. Please go online and fill out a

Homefront Participant’s survey for United Through Reading® on our

website, to provide your feedback: http://unitedthroughreading.org/

utr_homefrontsurvey.htm )

Feel free to contact our United Through Reading® Homefront Coor-

dinators Penny Fuimaono (cherulise@yahoo.com) or Erin Milnikel

(erinmilnikel@yahoo.com), to share more stories

Benefits * Eases children’s anxiety or fear about parent’s absence.

* Eases parent’s fear that their young child will not remember them.

* Makes homecomings easier and improves is improved for all family members.

* Continues to build closeness and provides opportunities to traditions that can

last beyond deployment and continue to build closeness.

United Through Reading®

CONNECT WITH OTHER CLB-

5 FRIENDS AND LOOK AT

PHOTOS on the 1st Marine

Logistics Group Facebook page:

type 1st Marine Logistics Group

into the SEARCH on Facebook.

READ OLD NEWSLETTERS AT

OUR BATTALION WEBSITE:

www.i-

mef.usmc.mil/MLG/CLR1/CLB5/n

ewsletters/default.asp

OR type CLB-5 into Google and

the homepage shows up

Greetings CLB-5 Families,

A little boy once asked his

father who had just returned from sea,

“Dad, why is it I always had to put on

a sweater whenever mom felt cold?”

His dad answered, “Son, 1 know you

don't understand this, but it's because

she loves you!” The little boy might

have asked another question similar to

the first. “Dad, why did mom always

get mad at you every time 1 did some-

thing wrong?” And the answer is simi-

lar too. “Because she missed me son.”

Lord, a lot has been going on back

home while we've been gone. Help us to

say very tender, very loving words of

thanks to those important people who

love us and miss us. Bless us Father

and those we love. Chaplain Corp

Prayer Coll.

As we approach the final

stretch of the deployment, it impera-

tive to start thinking about the reunifi-

cation process. Everyone has changed

during this deployment by adapting to

new routines, priorities, schedules, etc.

Please be aware that relationships may

be awkward at first as you have not

seen each other for a long period of

time. It could take a few weeks or

longer to get readjusted to the differ-

ent changes that each of you have

adapted to. One of the more important

things to remember is to take things

slow and be mindful of one another. If

you cannot handle the changes in a civi-

lized manner for whatever reason, then

get help through one of the various

resources offered through myself or

the Family Service Center. Do not be

hard headed or think you are too big or

too great to get help because all of us

need assistance in one way or another.

Continue to guide each other even after

returning home as you have done during

the deployment through visits, email,

and phone calls. The mind is a powerful

tool and if not utilized correctly can be

detrimental to your life and others you

love. Our minds can deceive us into

thinking that things appear to be a cer-

tain way, when they are not. Communi-

cate with your loved ones in a respect-

ful manner and be complimentary to one

another. Let your goal be to outdo each

other in

taking care

of one an-

other.

This will

help keep

the ro-

mance alive and intimacy alive in your

relationship. Sometimes it is hard to

have that mindset of love with all that

we endure throughout our normal day to

day activities, but we should be able to

count on being appreciated and honored

in our own relationships. As soon as you

start treating each other like business

partners instead of a loving relation-

ship, by getting into mundane routines,

the romance starts to fade. If romance

has faded it is never too late to get it

going again. Making mental notes on

special ways to treat your loved one

throughout the week is a good start. If

you need any help or guidance don’t

hesitate to ask for help. May God bless

your transition period!

Chaplain’s Corner Saumaleato Fuimaono

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Camp Dwyer Sept 2010

September 11

Remembrance Ceremony

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P A G E 1 3 Regimental Field Meet

Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton

Sept. 3, 2010