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Cmdr. John B. Owen, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise’s chaplain, leads a Protestant Holy Communion Service in the ship’s chapel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

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Enterprise Sailors connect with loved ones from afarUSS ENTERPRISE, At Sea – “They say absence makes the heart grow fonder,” said Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan A. Tallie, a Sailor deployed aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65). “When you’re together you become complacent - you forget to cherish the little things; when you’re apart for extended periods of time, you reflect on the things you’re missing.” For many Sailors deployed aboard Big ‘E’, sending and receiving letters, e-mails and packages is not just a means of managing and maintaining connections with family, friends and significant others, but also a way to cope with the challenges of being away from loved ones while underway. “Correspondence is all you really have,” said Tallie. “It helps you get through your day knowing everyone back home, or my brother who is deployed in Iraq, is doing well.” Through long, arduous work days and thousands of miles of open water

between Enterprise Sailors and their loved ones, it is important for their friends and families to remember the role their Sailors are performing. “What we are attempting to do is stand in the gap for those back home, to protect those who are innocent from the evils that are in the world,” said Lt. Cmdr. Henry F. Holcombe, a chaplain aboard Enterprise. “[We] are preserving our way of life... And by doing so, the greater good is served by our sacrifice.” This sacrifice shared by Enterprise Sailors is also shared by those at home. When service members leave for deployment they create a rift in the lives of those left behind, said Holcombe. “Anytime that you can do something - send a letter home, an e-mail, or a gift package, it tells that person you thought of them,” Holcombe said. “It’s one more lifeline that you are sending across to that individual that says [to them] ‘I care for you, I love you, I remember you.” Holcombe said the dynamics of long-distance communication can also enhance the relationship.

“We forget to develop a friendship with our life-partner,” Holcombe said. “The physical intimacy only takes you so far, and there comes a point when the newness wears off. Then what do you have?” “The friendship can get you through a lot of tough times.” said Holcombe. “This is one of those times when you rely on the friendships that you have, the intellectual connections [and] the spiritual connections to carry you through where you might not have the day-to-day physical contact.” Maintaining communication may be difficult given the mission

of the Enterprise, as there may be periods of time in which two-way communication is impossible due to changing mission requirements and operational security. “The worst thing that we can think is that our loved ones forget about us when we leave, and the greatest thing that we can do for them is to remind them that we don’t forget about them,” Holcombe said.

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Sailors of the DayPersonnel Specialist 3rd Class (SW/AW) April S. Dewar - Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

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PS3 (SW/AW) Dewar, the ESO ALPO assigned to Executive department’s X-4 division, joined the Navy to finish her degree and “to meet people outside of my normal circle.” To Dewar, the most rewarding aspect of her job is helping her fellow shipmates further their educations. Dewar is working hard to complete a degree of her own, make E-5 and one day apply for an officer program. Dewar likes to spend her spare time reading books, continuing her education and participating in command functions.

LSSA Wilson, assigned to the “Dragonslayers” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 11, joined the Navy nine months ago to help support his family and do new things he wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise. To Wilson, the most rewarding aspect of his job is “helping other people and knowing that there are other people willing to help you out.” Wilson is working hard to learn his rate and advance paygrades so his parents “don’t have to stress or worry.” During his free time, Wilson enjoys drawing and playing basketball.

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