Guest Blogger Steve Runge served from 1985 through 1988 at Holloman AFB as an Egress troop on the F-15. He now lives in St Louis and works in law enforcement and sports broadcasting. Steve wrote the following post to share why our Nation’s Flag means so much to him andContinue Reading
Military Etiquette and Protocol: Bugle Calls The first time I visited my son on base, what happened at the 5:00 pm bugle call definitely caught me off guard. The fact that there was a bugle call wasn’t a surprise, but what everyone — and I mean everyone — around me did sureContinue Reading
Respond, If You Please The French phrase, “Responders Sil Vous Plait,” is best known by its abbreviation, “RSVP.” Translated, it means “please respond,” and in military social circles, the request isn’t just polite, it requires a timely response. According to Basics From The Barracks: Military Etiquette And Protocol, which dedicatesContinue Reading
Our post, like many military facilities, has lodging and a snack bar for incoming/outgoing families, and I stopped at ours the other day to pick up lunch to drop off for my husband.
While waiting for my order, I took a seat alongside a mother and her child, a little girl of no more than three or four years who kept meeting my eyes with hers as she cozied up to her mother’s side.
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