The Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) went on missions “outside the wire” (off base) for many different reasons. Most often the PRT Engineers had some part to play in whatever PRT missions happened. The main reason the PRT Engineers had to go off base was to complete site visits of the various projects located throughout […]
Category Archives: Veterans Perspective
Sent off to War
Sometimes when I write for Five Minute Fridays I want to erase what comes out. The story I had in my mind to tell when I saw the word send was not what was written. Sharing an honest heart. Remember those who gave so much. Send GO– I’m reading Unbroken right now and it is […]
Pumpkins in Afghanistan
Letter home from my deployment in 2010: Pumpkins in Afghanistan We don’t have pumpkins yet, but they are growing like weeds and we have flowers so hopefully soon we will have little baby pumpkins. It is crazy how much fun taking care of the garden is. Even though it is hot and going back and […]
The Challenge of a Dual Military Couple
When we served we were both on active duty for the whole six years I was in, also known as dual military couple. When I left the military, my husband continued to serve. I learned all about the challenges of being a military spouse. Life is hard on military families, especially when both husband and […]
I Almost Didn’t Become an Air Force Officer
It is Friday again and just like every day this month I get to write for five minutes on a prompt word. This week’s word is NEW and my theme is military life. So give me a few seconds to pick out what new experience I want to write on because there are a lot. […]
From the Back of My MRAP I See
The view from my Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP*) vehicle is one small window looking out the back. Sometimes I wonder how did I end up here? How did I end up in the back of this MRAP? This wasn’t the Air Force deployment I had been hoping for. But here I sit and this is […]
31 Days of Military Life
I have decided to be a part of the 31 days of writing, which means writing every day in October. The theme for me was easy being a military veteran and spouse “31 Days of Military Life.” The topic needed to be broad and narrow. I hope I can share my insights into what being […]
My First Mission in Afghanistan
This is the story of my first mission in Afghanistan. I spent nine months in Afghanistan and four months in Indiana for training. I almost spent the twenty-fifth year of my life training for or being in Afghanistan. When I left for training when I was two weeks before my twenty-fifth birthday and came back […]
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 […]
