I promise, I won't post it. I'll e-mail it to those that might want to see it. :)
No, he didn't smuggle it out. He put it in his carryon and got on the plane.
We hope to get back to the states Mar/Apr next year. Not retiring yet. That date is March 2013. Still a ways to go, UNLESS the Navy says he can do more time. If that's the case, I'm buying a house and he can go where ever. lol