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3 Surprise Realities About Army Family Life
I am an Army brat. I have experienced the joys of adventuring across the country as a kid, and the fears of falling asleep with my dad fighting on the other side of the globe. Every time someone asks where I’m from, I start out with “Well, I don’t really have a hometown” and proceed with an explanation that…
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5 Christmas Traditions for Military Families Facing Separation
If you are a military spouse then you have probably spent your fair share of holidays apart from your spouse. Our first Thanksgiving married was celebrated via Skype, and to this day, we still have yet to spend a single Halloween together! (edited in 2018: our “first” Halloween was our fourth one together!) The separation can be…
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What to Expect on Family Day at Army Basic Training
I remember the day like it was yesterday. My husband and I had been married for less than a month when the day came for him to leave for Basic Training. It was heartbreaking. I was pining away for Family Day–we both were. Those 9 weeks of training were the longest we had ever been apart (we lived 8…
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Never Forget
“One day of one September / I never can forget. ” –Hilaire Belloc On the 15th anniversary of the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks, I thought I’d share something from the day that remains close to my heart. Most any millennial or older remembers September 11, 2001. Most of them have their “moment” when they first found out…
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How to Address a Basic Training Letter
Anyone who has waited for their soldier’s return from Basic Training will tell you that the letters are absolutely the best part of the wait. And any soldier will probably agree! Writing them might come pretty easily, but making sure they arrive at their destination is another thing. Even after receiving a few letters from your soldier,…
