I moved on Saturday. It was tough emotionally and physically. But, it is done. On Friday I picked up a mattress. It is called “Mattress in A Box.” It is a queen size because that is the size of my bedding. I underestimated how big it would be. You see, I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. [...]
Please take a minute to say a prayer for the soldiers lost, families and friends of the Ft. Hood shootings. Cinderella served at Ft. Hood as an MP so this tragedy hits home for our family.
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2 Comments »I feel like this week was a month long. I guess because of our less than 24 hour trip to San Diego to see LCpl Honda off on his deployment. Yes, it was hard and stressful but I am glad we went. My emotions are just now starting to come out. I miss him even [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: army, Butterfly, cinderella, family, Hippie guy, marines, military, pork chops, sunday brunch Comments OffI came across an article about an 11 year boy whose father is deployed to Afghanistan. Xavier Johnson misses his dad very much just as many other children that have parents deployed to war zones. Xavier found a way to cope by making a rap song about his father’s deployment. He preformed the song at [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Afghanistan, army, Capt. Alfonso Johnson, video, Xavier Johnson, YouTube Comments OffWith blood gushing from his head and covering his legs, Staff Sgt. Sean Samaroo thought he was going to die. So Samaroo said “good-bye to my wife and son” out loud. But Thursday, 11 months after that searing battle in Afghanistan, the Army paratrooper, flanked by his wife, Natasha, and 13-year-old son, Dylan, received the [...]
Mudpuppy is a soldier in Afghanistan that used to blog but decided to make his blog private. He still stays in touch with his adopted Mom Airman Mom. That way his followers still get a chance to hear about him. Airman Mom put up a post from Mudpuppy today. Go here and read it right now. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: army, birthday, Civil War, Korean War, Revolutionary War, soldier, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II 3 Comments »A soldier sleeping on his post in Afghanistan was awakened by Taliban terrorists attacking the post. He rushed out to help his fellow soldiers defend the post. Not so unusual but there is a twist. He was wearing pink boxer shorts, a red t-shirt and flip-flops. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised Army Specialist Zachery Boyd [...]
Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats. –Josephus Daniels–
