I talked to Cpl Honda last night and I think he is finally comfortable with his school. He said he got 100% on a test and I must say he sounded very pleased. Sort of reminded me of when he was in the first grade and would come home and tell me he got all [...]
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Brides Across America
Posted by juliannah on August 6th, 2010
I recently read a newspaper article about an organization that supplies military brides with a free wedding dress. This organization is called Brides Across America and was started by Heidi Janson. She has worked in the bridal industry for over 25 years. She realized that sometime brides do not have the chance to have their [...]
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Tags: Brides Across America, dress, fiancees, military families, wedding gowns 
1 Comment »Deployment
Posted by juliannah on July 29th, 2010
This morning I ran across a link on twitter to a soldier’s blog that is deploying very soon the Afghanistan. He write a post about his two-year old daughter. The post is very touching and worth the read. After you are done, leave him and his family a comment and thank him for serving our [...]
PTSD in Dogs.
Posted by juliannah on July 28th, 2010
I was reading an article about Gina, a military working dog. Gina’s job was to sniff out drugs and bombs. She deployed to Southwest Asia for a five month tour, but came back a different dog. She could not tolerate loud noises and would refuse to go into buildings. On her tour, Gina routinely went [...]
Sunday Brunch – Spc. Christopher Moon
Posted by juliannah on July 25th, 2010
Yesterday, Corvette and I honored an American Hero. We stood a flag line for a soldier that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. I have done quite a few Patriot Guard missions over the past few years. This was Corvette’s first mission. Corvette does not have much paid time off and the missions usually [...]
Coming Home.
Posted by juliannah on July 22nd, 2010
There is a soldier coming home to my town tomorrow. He is coming home with his family.This soldier gave up a baseball scholarship to serve our country in the United States Army. He joined the army and then was deployed to Afghanistan. He fought with the 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers based in Fort Bragg, N.C. [...]
Educational Opportunties For The Milspouse.
Posted by juliannah on July 20th, 2010
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ashworth College. All opinions are 100% mine. I read a lot of Milspouse blogs, so I know the challenges these women face. The constant moving, deployments and stress of living the military life. I commend these women for the fact that many times they [...]
Hanging In There.
Posted by juliannah on July 9th, 2010
I received a call from Cpl Honda last night. Apparently he is not liking the place of many palms. At ALL. He is attending school there and having a bit of trouble. Seems it is harder than he thought. So after pouring out his woes, I did what any good Marine mom would do. I [...]
What Would You Do?
Posted by juliannah on June 22nd, 2010
I recently read an article about a fallen Marine, Lcpl Justin Wilson. His family had flown to Dover Air Force Base to receive his remains and then were to bring him home on another flight. The family was at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport waiting to board a plane containing the casket of Lcpl Wilson, [...]
Posted in military Tags: airlines, Dover Air Force Base, fallen troops, marines, military families No Comments »Military Monday – Veterans and Suicide – We Must Overcome
Posted by juliannah on June 21st, 2010
This is shocking, but the truth nonetheless.
