My parents, Grandma M and Grandpa DingDon live in a retirement community. A couple of years ago I went to their house on Memorial Day. As I turned the corner towards their house, I was overwhelmed. Why? Every house had a flag displayed. I need to back up a little. I was just back from [...]
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3 Comments »I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I received a nice surprise. On Saturday morning, Cpl Honda called me and asked what I was doing. I said, “Just playing on my computer.” Then I asked him what he was doing. Here is what I heard, “Getting ready to walk through your front door!” I [...]
I ran into this site on facebook this morning. It is a moving video about remembering the fallen on Memorial Day. I know we tend to get caught up in BBQs, camping and holiday sales and that is ok, but I ask that you all take a minute to say a thankful prayer for the [...]
Dawn and Charley Price of Oshkosh, Wisconsin were threatened with eviction after Dawn placed an American Flag in one of her windows. Charley is a veteran that served two tours, one in Kosovo and one in Iraq. Dawn wanted to honor Charley’s military service and those that served with him. She decided to decorate the [...]
Emmy award winning journalist Rita Cosby has a new book out called ‘Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father’s Past’ about her father’s experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. The Book is a testament to her father’s service and spirit. If you are a military family, you will appreciate this book. Following [...]
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This week was uneventful. Corvette did get the dinette set done. You would think that two chairs would not be so hard and time consuming, but they were. I tried very hard to cook from scratch this week. I am doing this in the effort to eat healthier and save some money. I am tired [...]
Cpl Honda’s post deployment leave is over. He left early this morning. I walked into the bedroom to find it empty. Bed made up. No empty soda cans anywhere. No video games on the floor. I. Miss. Him. His temporary roommate, Angie, my cat meowed as I stood in the bedroom. “You miss him too.” [...]
I first discovered the blogosphere in 2007. I was searching the internet at the time for military news partly because of my son and nephew’s enlistments in the Marine Corps and because I just wanted to learn more about the military world. Well, somehow I stumbled across a blog called Kaboom A Soldier’s War Journal. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: deployment, Kaboom, Matt Gallagher, military, military Monday 5 Comments »I hope all the mothers reading this out there are having a great day! My day is coming along nicely. Corvette took me to breakfast this morning. When we arrived at the restaurant, The line was out the door. This did not surprise me since it is Mother’s Day. We decided to see how long [...]
