A friend of mine has battled the demons of war that returned with her soldier after deployment. She has been completely open and honest about all that goes on when your soldier suffers from PTSD and TBI. She doesn’t sugarcoat daily events and gives you a real look into how much life can change after [...]
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Recently, I was flying from Atlanta to Columbus (Ohio) for business. As I was settling into my seat, a soldier approached in ACUs and motioned that he had the window seat. I moved to the aisle to let him in and instantly thought of a hundred questions I wanted to ask him. You see, I’m [...]
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I did it. Okay, I admit it. When my husband was in basic training, I was anxiously awaiting information that was supposed to arrive on when I should pick him up for Exodus. News flash: I have ZERO patience. And the Army only made it worse, if that’s even possible. Every day, I went home [...]
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The deployment when my husband was deployed over the holidays was the hardest deployment for him. In fact, Christmas was not the same even after he returned for several years after spending the holidays in Afghanistan. But you can do a few things to make Christmas during a deployment a little more like home. 1. [...]
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Time to get those Christmas packages in the mail if you’re sending to an APO address. These are the absolute latest dates you can send your package overseas to “ensure” a holiday delivery in time for Christmas. I ALWAYS recommend sending priority mail through the U.S. Post Office. For me, it was always quicker and [...]
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It’s that time of year again. While many soldiers are returning from Iraq (though most not quite in time for the holidays), there are still thousands deployed to Afghanistan and other places around the globe. The deployment when my husband was overseas for the holidays was the toughest one for me. It just completely changed [...]
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This past weekend, SFC Kristoffer B. Domeij, was killed in Afghanistan on his 14th deployment. Fourteenth. He had deployed four times to Iraq and this was his tenth deployment to Afghanistan. He joined in July of 2001 and has since spent 48 months deployed overseas — not to mention countless months away from his family [...]
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Over the years, I’ve read numerous stories from the “perfect” Army wife about getting up with her soldier at o’dark thirty to fix his breakfast, lay out his clothes (freshly ironed, of course) and pack his lunch. She then sends him off on his day while standing by the window smiling and waving. Even as [...]
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The title of this post is what I read online yesterday across numerous platforms including Facebook. This kind of general lack of understanding about our military and where we are in the world drives me up a wall. First, Obama said we will be pulling MOST troops out of Iraq by December 31st. So let’s [...]
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Whatever happened to that concept? First, let me start by saying that I know I’m not without fault myself. I have made rude comments or said things I shouldn’t have as well but I try to catch myself when I do it (not always successful). It just seems that the internet gives people a way [...]
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