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Lullabies For Lieutenants

Lullabies For Lieutenants is an amazing first-hand account of the Vietnam War and what it was like to be a Marine Forward Observer. Whether you ...

TRICARE Enrollees Can Now Get a Flu Shot at Local Pharmacies

A new change to the TRICARE program now allows TRICARE enrollees to receive their Flu Shot at participating Network Pharmacies for free, even if you ...

Come on you can do it!

Come on you can do it! That is what I keep telling myself anyway! I am 5' 9" and at the start of my diet ...

May PCS sooner rather than later because I am crazy

We may PCS sooner rather than later! Due to BRAC the schoolhouse here on Edgewood is moving to Fort Lee. Our PCS was supposed to ...

Amtrak offers Military discount

Have you ridden a train lately? Train fares can be much cheaper than air fares and for Military and their dependents it just became cheaper ...

End of the Stolen Valor Act?

The Stolen Valor Act was signed into law on December 20, 2006, by President George W. Bush. This law was intended to prosecute those who ...

Free Tutor Site For Military Families

There's a Free Tutor site for military families! Tutor.com offers free tutoring services for Military families. Let's face it most of us have been out ...

13th Birthday Sock Hop

My oldest daughter turned 13 today and decided to make her party a 13th Birthday Sock Hop. We had her Birthday party on Saturday, the ...

Dear PTSD I Hate You

Dear PTSD, I Hate You by Bridget Carlson Dear PTSD... I hate what you have done to my marriage. I hate that you destroyed an amazing man and ...

Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary to an amazing soldier and man

Today is not only my husband's birthday but also our anniversary. He is without a doubt the most amazing man (besides my daddy of course) I ...

Back to work, cheerleading hell, and I have gone insane

Back to work, cheerleading hell, and I have gone insane that sums it up! Well this week officially marked myself as being back at work ...

Sending cigarettes to our Military may land you in prison

There has been an update to this law that allows tobacco products to be sent to deployed troops WITH restrictions. Please read the update at ...

Carrying and Storing A Personal Firearm on a Military Installation

What you need to know about carrying and storing a personal firearm on a military installation or having one while living in post housing! Can ...

Teaching my son how to drive & Hello Jamaica

Teaching my son how to drive and Hello Jamaica! We had a great 4th of July weekend. We spent it at my mother's farm up ...

A dedication to me from a husband with PTSD

For those that have followed me, know that my husband has PTSD. He had PTSD before we got married, he had it before we became ...

Kings Dominion offers free admission to all Military

Kings Dominion offers free admission to all Military...... Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia has announced that they are offering free admission into their park for ...

Proud parent of a 10th, 7th, 4th, & 2nd grader

The school year is finally over and all of my children have moved onto the next grade level. I'm a proud parent of a 10th, 7th, ...

Museums offer active military and their families free admission

Several Museums offer active military and their families free admission. More than 2,000 museums in all 50 states including the District of Columbia are offering ...