Originally published November 6, 2014 On November 6, 2013, Jennifer Langley faced one of the hardest days for any parent of a service member; she had to say “see you later” to her daughter, Aryanna Hesse, who was being deployed. Before leaving for Afghanistan though, Aryanna asked Jennifer to takeContinue Reading
Originally published June 9, 2014 Are you the spouse or parent of a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, or Coastie? Perhaps you are still “learning the ropes” as a military wife, or maybe you are the proud mother of a service member in search of information and support. If either isContinue Reading
Originally published 11/11/2014 Martha Cothren is a teacher, coach, veterans’ advocate and hero to many. Her inspirational story, which has been making the rounds on the world-wide web for almost a decade now, has made the Little Rock high school history teacher into a legend among educators andContinue Reading
Eleven years ago, James Fischer lost his friends and fellow marines when his former unit, Big Windy lost a Chinook helicopter in a crash on 6 April 2005 in Ghazni, Afghanistan. All 18 people on board were killed. Today, James reflects on that tragic loss : Lot of the timesContinue Reading
When he was in the eighth grade, Chance Cleary met a soldier, Richard Swaim, the son of one of the school’s teachers who had stopped by to talk to students before leaving on a deployment to Iraq. It was then that the East Wilkes Middle School student knew that heContinue Reading
Message from Steve over at Military Disney Tips! “I wanted to let everyone know that Disney has just extended their current Disney Armed Forces Salute through late December 2015.” The specifics are: • The current salute offer has been extended through: − 20 December 2015 for tickets − 23Continue Reading
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
Help us make things right for this U.S. veteran and her daughter. “Brittani is the poster child for the term resilient. She should be applauded for what she has accomplished and instead, she receives a letter telling her she isn’t good enough because she sought help when she needed it.Continue Reading
Military life teaches you to surround yourself with good friends to help you deal with the good and the bad, the highs and lows. As a seasoned spouse I’ve also come to depend more and more on family members and close childhood friends. While they may not be familiar withContinue Reading
HH6 Camo Chix Craft and DIY Contributor Krista Del Toro shares her tips and ideas for a DIY “Frozen” – themed children’s party. I have done two “Frozen” parties for both of my daughters. The first party was in April 2014 after the movie had come out. At this pointContinue Reading
