Blogs about: Deployments
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Words of Wisdom for "New Recruits"
ATTENTION! ABOUT FACE! Okay, just kidding ladies. But seriously, in 29 days I will shed my Army Girlfriend title and finally join the ranks of Army Wife. It all happened rather quickly, so I’m … more →
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America's sacrifice-free wars
Martin C. Evans wrote 1 week ago: Soldiers at basic training A former Army Ranger who taught at West Point says Americans talk a good … more →
Afghanistan Troop Surge Benefits Harley-Davidson
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mac wrote 1 week ago: By this time you’ve already heard that our President, Barack Obama, a man who ran on a platform of h … more →
National Guard Soldiers Prepared for Future Afghanistan Deployments
neatnew wrote 2 weeks ago: Answering President Barack Obama’s call for 30,000 additional troops to serve in Afghanistan, … more →
Blah and sick
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kdc85 wrote 2 weeks ago: No better way to spend the time right before two important interviews than with a tote of fresh grui … more →
Gov: Guard Troops to get pre-deployment guidance
Martin C. Evans wrote 2 weeks ago: N.Y. Governor David Paterson told members of the 442nd Military Police Company that they and all fut … more →
442nd MP getting ready for Iraq
Martin C. Evans wrote 2 weeks ago: The National Guard is hoping to better prepare about-to-be-deployed troops — including members … more →
View from Lejeune
Martin C. Evans wrote 3 weeks ago: Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune will be among the first to be sent to Afghanistan as part of the p … more →
Keep your weapon handy
Martin C. Evans wrote 3 weeks ago: The Obama Surge in Afghanistan means the war in Iraq is pretty much done, right? Ummmmm, not so much … more →
Words of Wisdom for "New Recruits"
welcometothelife wrote 3 weeks ago: ATTENTION! ABOUT FACE! Okay, just kidding ladies. But seriously, in 29 days I will shed my Army Gir … more →
Care Package Idea ~ HEADPHONES!
welcometothelife wrote 4 weeks ago: I can’t believe I have never included this in one of my posts before! I can’t tell you h … more →
The Importance of OPSEC!
welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: I’m guilty. Lock me up. Throw away the key. I have broken the rules of OPSEC. Like many of you … more →
The Final Countdown!
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welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: I can’t wait to have this moment again!!! Wow. I’m speechless. Where has this past year … more →
The Bigger Picture
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welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: Today was just one of those days. Completely and utterly emotionally overwhelming in so many ways. I … more →
The Way We Get By
welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: In case you all missed this FANTASTIC documentary airing on Veteran’s Day, you can now view it … more →
I Am A Military Girlfriend
welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: I am a military girlfriend. I hold no formal recognition with the powers that be I am at the bottom … more →
The Waiting Game
welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: Yeah. You know the game. The one where oddly enough you haven’t heard from them in a while. So … more →
Just call me "Everlast"
welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: Sigh. The past couple weeks have been really tough for the FH and I. They’ve been filled with … more →
Poll: How many deployments...
welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: View This Pollpolling … more →
Remember the children
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welcometothelife wrote 1 month ago: Wow. Tonight has been an EMOTIONAL night. Watched the homecoming ceremony of our 1st Cav Greywolf Ad … more →
