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| Dan; just home from the airport. |
Staying connected with family in the military has become increasingly important in my life since my cousins joined the navy and my brother and cousin my age have plans to enlist after college. I am commonly the only girl among my five guy cousins and my family is very close so it is more similar to having five big brothers than cousins. when I found out that my cousin Dan who is currently living on base in San Antonio, Texas was going to be able to come up here to Minnesota for thanksgiving I was ecstatic. A close family friend Alea and I drove out to the airport here in MSP and held up our handmade signs to greet him from the terminal. it was great to see his face. I am frequently texting him and finding out how his training is going and it was great to be able to stay in contact with him from across the country. my cousin Eric who is currently living on base just outside Chicago, Illinois recently got married and has a baby on the way so it is great to get to stay in contact with him via Facebook. Facebook has allowed our entire family to see updates on how the boys are doing as well as see updates on the new baby. it gives you relief to know that your loved ones are only a click away.
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| homemade welcoming sign |
While other technology outlets like Skype are essential for communicating with soldiers while overseas, Facebook is a great way to stay connected with your family in the military who are still on U.S. soil. My family in the military say that while they cannot update and communicate well over Facebook when they are overseas because of the lack of free time and resources, on base it is the most useful tool for exactly that. Although it is nice to be able to communicate with family through new technological resources when it is not possible to see them face to face, holidays like Thanksgiving are always welcome and you can see the joy on everyone's faces just to be together in one big household for a few days. I certainly know what I am thankful for this year.
Are all of your cousins in the navy? I'm just wondering if maybe it is easier for one branch to use technology than the other.
ReplyDeleteThat was a really sweet post :) I think it's definitely cool that you're looking in to something as meaningful as how technology can help people communicate with loved ones who are serving in the military. I think sometimes we can get so caught up in the negative aspects of technology that we forget all the amazing things it has made possible.
ReplyDeleteyes, both my cousins are Navy corpsman. im not sure if communication is different in different branches that might me an interesting topic
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