We learned there are lots of things in Dayton, Ohio for the four years we were stationed there. Part of military life is living in different parts of the world. My last assignments in the military took me to Dayton, Ohio. While in Dayton my husband and I went from a couple to a family […]
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Afghanistan Through Pictures: A Peek Inside
I decided a fun way to share my deployment would be through sharing Afghanistan through pictures. At the time I didn’t realize how lucky I was to have a Public Affairs (PA) team with us on every mission. I have so many pictures from my deployment. Many of my friends have less than twenty pictures […]
Motherhood: The True Combat Zone
I thought I knew what it meant to be in a combat zone. You see I deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and even got shot at on a mission off base. Then I became a mom. I thought this would be easy when compared to my deployment. I mean I had gone to war. But […]
Going Home from a Deployment: Hurry Up and Wait
Going home from a deployment is a lot of hurry up and wait. You probably didn’t realize the process it takes to get you from your deployed location and back home. I was in Afghanistan and the process to get from my Forward Operating Base and back to the United States was almost a three-week […]
