USS Paul H. Carr

Week 2 of CARR’s “Sunset Cruise 2012” – hugging the coast

CARR Families and Friends,

Family Readiness Group Note: All CARR friends and families are invited to a meet and greet potluck dinner on Thursday, June 14th 5-7pm at Mt. Trashmore Kids Cove in Virginia Beach. Request all attending bring a dish, dessert, or drinks to share. Please RSVP to usscarrfrg@gmail.com or on facebook OR on facebook: (www.facebook.com/USSCARRFRG) and include what item you will be bringing. If you are not sure what to bring, please contact the FRG and we will provide suggestions.

Day 3 – Sunday, June 3rd (more…)

USS Paul H. Carr

USS CARR’s First Week of its Last Deployment

CARR Families and Friends,

My first weekly update is a short one as we commence our transit to the Caribbean Sea for deployment. Our focus over the next six months will be executing our Countering Transnational Organized Crime mission and enforcing our seven guiding principles of watchstanding: Integrity, Level-of-Knowledge, Procedural Compliance, Formality, Questioning Attitude, Forceful Backup, and Risk Management. (more…)

USS Paul H. Carr

USS CARR wraps up COMPTUEX

CARR Families and Friends,

COMPTUEX has wrapped up and we returned to Norfolk today. CARR did an excellent job at sea – including VBSS, USW, live fires, to Chaff firing events!!

This week’s significant events included:

Day 17 – Sunday, May 6th
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Today’s focus was undersea warfare yet again. The goal today was to (more…)

USS Paul H. Carr

What is a COMPTUEX?

In reading the Captains Underway report from last Sunday, April 29, 2012, I wondered what the heck is a COMPTUEX? So for my edification and passing that on to you, I looked it up in Wikipedia:

Composite Unit Training Exercise

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

COMPTUEX, or Composite Training Unit Exercise, is a rehearsal (more…)

USS Paul H. Carr

Guns, Training and COMPTUEX Continues, Week 2

CARR Families and Friends,

As I mentioned last week, it is important for everyone to be familiar with the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS). NFAAS standardizes a method for the Navy to account, assess, manage, and monitor the recovery process for personnel and their families affected and/or scattered by a wide-spread catastrophic event. NFAAS provides valuable information to all levels of the Navy chain of command, allowing commanders to make strategic decisions which facilitate a return to stability. The site can be accessed at https://navyfamily.navy.mil/. I encourage all of our family members to register in the event of a natural disaster. (more…)

Peggy Carr Dodd

Poems by Peggy Carr Dodd #4

GOD’S CARE

I stand here washing dishes
In an attitude of prayer.
I think of God as being above,
And ask,” Is HE really there?”

I think of all my cares  and woe,
My problems great and small.
They seem to be more than I can stand
Then, I think of God, as man
And what HE endured so long ago

My spirit seems a little brighter,
My body not quite so tense.
Then, I think again,  God…for man
Has done so many things since.

I guess we have all asked this question,
Especially in times of stress and strain.
“Is  God really there?”  “Does HE really care?”
Then the answer comes plain—-
Praise His name!  Praise His name!
When we follow this suggestion,
Our spirit is raised again.

Composed by Peggy Carr Dodd   Depew, Oklahoma

Peggy Carr Dodd

More poems by Peggy Carr Dodd #3

THE LOST WATCH
I searched and searched within my purse,
But no watch could I find.
I sadly fear, Paulette, my dear
That watch is no longer thine.

But, I want you to know the good that came about,
From the search within my purse.
It proved to me, I’d better be cleaning it out,
Because it couldn’t get much worse!

The moral of this poem
Is for you to see,
The help you gave  your ‘ole Auntie’,
For a better purse cleaner she’ll be.

Written by Peggy Dodd  for her niece Paulette Lorsbach
December 10, 1978

Peggy Carr Dodd

More poems by Peggy Carr Dodd #2

A POEM TO JEFF

Well,  a new school year has begun,
Are you going to study,or
Will you just want to have fun?
The decision is yours to make.
I hope it is right, for your sake.
Just keep this thought in mind,
A boy of your intelligence should do fine.
If he will only do his best,
On daily work  as well as tests.
And then, when a reward comes your way,
You will be able to say,
“I earned it with study,
And not with play!

The moral of this poem is for Jeff to see,
The more good grades he makes,
The greater his reward will be!!!

Composed by Peggy Carr Dodd for her nephew, Jeffery Bryan Rush

September 3, 1971

Peggy Carr Dodd

Poems and sayings of Peggy Carr Dodd

While going through some boxes at Mama and Dad’s house in Checotah,  I found a large folder labeled “Poems by Peggy”.  As I sorted through them, I laughed, cried, and saw a reflection of my Mama’s heart captured in her own words.  She has written funny little verses to her sisters, daughters and other family members that depict her sense of humor.  Other verses reveal her pain in sorrow, the anguish of injustice, and the joy and comfort of the Lord.  Let me share a few with you, her beloved family.

MY LAST VISIT WITH MAMA (more…)