I enjoyed this, especially because I'm a parent of a young adult male, but found myself wanting more background on the young Naval enlistee and a little more detail on the relationship between father and son. Perhaps that would have brought me into the story totally.

Descriptions were radio-friendly clear and simple and the reporter painted a good picture of the bus setting in the outset. I especially enjoyed how she introduced the Navy by describing how dad rolled up his sleaves on a warm day to reveal tattoos, tattoos that he got while serving in the Navy.

I was intrigued by the way she took us through three emotional stages of dad as the day of departure for the Navy approached and became reality.

The story was honest, authentic and respectful of subject and listener. It didn't grab my full attention but it is unique, well produced, well narrated and certainly timely.

Lovely lovely story. So much emotion, so much sadness without spelling it all out for you. I thought I'd hear from the son at the end of the story, but then as the story progressed I realized the son was already gone. If that was a conscious choice, it was a good one because the son IS gone for Sturge so we sort of feel that emptiness, too, cause WE never get to hear from him.