I never knew how different military children were until our granddaughters lived with us during their mom’s deployment. When I was a kid my parents moved very often. They just liked to move and experience new surroundings. When I graduated from high school I had been to 13 schools. People would ask me” Is your [...]
Recently our media has been addressing our returning soldiers. Yes the returning combat soldiers are coming home. Talking with my friends they are under the impression that our deployments will be over, yes that is true for our combat soldiers . The US has presence all over the world and those military assigned to overseas [...]
This was an exciting time for my granddaughters and I to be able to talk with our peers about our experiences with deployment and what to expect. EVERYONE HAS CHANGED! We were invited as a Community Partner for the Army Reserves there were 40 Community Partners. Each partner provides services to assist the solider [...]
When I was notified that I had been selected to attend the White House Community Leaders briefing , my first thought was- “My wish is coming true!” I have been wishing to share with our government how we can better help our military families experiencing deployments and returning home for sometime . I faced so [...]
Last Thursday I got a phone call from my friend Pat Alivso from Military Families Speak Out. She informed me that she had forwarded my name and information to staff member of the Patt Morrison radio program. Patt Morrison’s Memorial day program was addressing challenges military families face, and my friend Pat knew we had [...]
