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Remembering on Memorial Day

A few days ago I received a message from an Army medic.

Angelia.. I tried so hard not to make memorial day a day for Moms to have to remember. I tried really hard to make sure it was a day their sons and daughters came home to see them, not the other way around. I [...]

May 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments

Happy Birthday Son

Happy Birthday Son.. I really want to be baking your German Chocolate cake and making you chili mac like I had every year for your birthday. But instead today I will visit your graveside and leaving fresh flowers. And as I go on through the day I will try very hard to celebrate you and [...]

May 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Gold Star, Pokey | Leave a comment

Westboro Baptist.. You Know the Ones Who Picket Military Funerals

Ok I have despised Westboro Baptist Church for years. anyone who can find glee in the death of a soldier or Marine is just sick in my humble opinion.  They have the right to protest and to their opinions but there is a time and a place for everything and funerals are not it. For [...]

March 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Gold Star, Military Stories, News and Opinion, Pokey | 3 comments

Silent….

One thing that has happened over the past 22 months is I have begun reading more and more milblogs. I have also gotten to know some of those who write them. One of the people who has touched my life is CJ Grisham who wrote A Soldier’s Perspective.  CJ recently has come under attack [...]

December 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Military Stories, News and Opinion | 10 comments