It's difficult for Sailors to leave their loved ones behind when it comes time to deploy. Wives kiss their husbands farewell, and children are reminded that their parent's absence is a sacrifice made for the greater good.

On Sept. 7, 1980, a chain reaction began which would eventually steer three family members to serve in the U.S. Navy.

As a United States Sailor one can count on certain events to happen each year as summer fades away to autumn, the addition of new chief petty officers to the mess, the celebration of the Navy's birthday and of course the physical readiness test (PRT).

Naval Radio Station (NRS), Transmitter, Jim Creek, a tenant command of Naval Communications and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific Detachment, Puget Sound, is located 50 miles north of Seattle in the Cascade Mountain foothills. NRS Jim Creek is a 5,000 acre forest that contains a

Brad Snyder, a triple medalist in swimming in the recently concluded 2012 Paralympic Games, was here today, along with most of the other Paralympians and Olympians who represented the United States in London, to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House.