It was just an ordinary evening. Emma was in bed for the night and I just sat down to rest when I got the news. Bryan had been hurt in training. I didn’t know the details outside of knowing that he was in surgery. I found myself at that moment standing and looking at a finish line. The finish line …
We are preparing to say good-bye again this year. We have two deployments this time. Both going to Afghanistan. My oldest son is facing his 3rd deployment in 6 years of service. This time he will be a father when he returns to war. I wish I could say I was joyful, knowing that he is doing what he loves and …
Human connectedness and resiliency are believed by many to have a strong positive correlation. Resiliency theories are often very complex and complicated, and they should be. Resiliency should not be argued on a nature versus nurture basis, but rather it is more noted as being on a continuum without an absolute polar on either end. Both personality type …
This is a photo of our family reunion. 11 weeks of separation, one phone call, and a dozen letters were all that filled the gap in that time. I know that there are many military families who have been separated for much longer, and with less contact. If you have never had to keep a marriage strong and viable — and …
Last week the guys in OCS had their land navigation course. I was not jealous in the least. For some odd reason the thought of plowing my way through the overgrown brushes in the middle of “Nowhere,” Ft. Benning, just does not sound like a very fun time. Plus we are in the middle of a drought and …
We all have images in our mind’s eye that defines what we think a certain type of person or a certain vocation must be like. Very few members of John-Q-Public ever have the opportunity to see what an enlisted Soldier, an NCO, or an Officer of the Army is really like. Too much of our knowledge is …