 Hi, my name is Mass Communication Specialist, second class, Steven Votaw. I'm deployed out here on the USNS Mercy in support of the Pacific Partnership 2012 and working to public affairs shop. My most memorable moment of deployment was when we were in Samara, Philippines. I got to go and watch from the band concerts in the city there and just being able to see thousands of people gather around to see just a couple guys from the Navy band play. They got so excited. The music is one of those things that it's an international language. Everybody loves it. So to be able to get out there and sing and dance with these kids and people from all over the Philippines was just amazing. And one of the things I loved about it the most was just the way that they treated us. I mean, we had kids coming up to us asking us for autographs and, you know, mom's witness to take pictures with their babies. They really treated us like we were celebrities. It was amazing to see how those friendships we made over the course of our time there really came to fruition in our last day there with the band concert. So of everything I did in Pacific Partnership, that's probably my most favorite memory.