I’m sure I’m not the only one who absolutely loathes the picture on my military ID card. I think they purposely have that little camera set up to take the least flattering picture possible. Maybe so the guards will still recognize us when we go through the gate puffy eyed and upset because we’re about [...]

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I went for my first camping experience ever on Monday & Tuesday. Rob’s parents pulled their camper up to one of the state parks in the north Georgia mountains. We went up and met them on Monday after Rob’s classes and stayed the night with them. I’ll admit, I was bored. It was really nice [...]

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This Sunday, there will be a not to be missed premiere on HBO. James Gandolfini (who played Tony on the Sopranos) has produced this documentary, “Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq” that looks into the lives of those who were injured in Iraq. Alive Day refers to the day that they were able to escape [...]

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I’m not sure how I feel about this one at all. I ran across this article today. http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,146937,00.html It would certainly be great for those who were discharged from the Army and did not receive any compensation. But I’m wondering how it would effect those who were medically retired? Would it reduce that pay or [...]

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