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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
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Return & Reunion
Workshop
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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
P A G E 1 1
Camp Dwyer Sept 2010
September 11
Remembrance Ceremony
TS Bravo Company
P A G E 1 2
P A G E 1 3 Regimental Field Meet
Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton
Sept. 3, 2010