Mail Call - USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

Greetings, The more some things change, the more some things remain constant. Even though each Hero onboard the USS Ronald Reagen (CVN-76) has an E-Mail address and an account to communicate with loved ones, it appears that "Mail Call" on a deployed U. S. Navy ship is still a highlight of the routine on board sea going warships.

We all know that some forty-five years ago the "Flower Child" was deployed to the Western Pacific on the "Top Gun of the United States Navy," the USS Ranger (CVA-61). Mail Call way back then was always anticipated for the Care packages received from home. The scene above certainly bears out the fact that deployed Sailors today still covet the old fashioned "Mail Call." Shown here is some 65 pallets of mail, or to be more accurate 65 pallets of "Care Packages." I would almost bet odds that the majority of these packages contain chocolate chip cookies. Just as chocolate chip cookies were the favorite item in care packages in 1963, I suspect that Sailors still enjoy chocolate chip cookies from home.

The USS Ronald Reagen (CVN-76) is currently deployed to the Near East standing guard on our behalf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.