This letter was originally written in June 2010: While deployed to Afghanistan one of my relatives printed out all my letters home and then brought them to a dinner to share with friend. They enjoyed reading the stories, but did not understand all of what I was saying because of the number of acronyms […]
Weeks to go…in Afghanistan
It has been a while since I have posted about my past deployment to Afghanistan so I decided to take some time to revamp one of my letters home. I added a few extra details and I hope you enjoy reading it. ~~~~~~ The letter originally sent home in September 2010. I just wanted to […]
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 […]
Pearl Harbor Story
Here is more of the Pearl Harbor Story from Patti. Her father was at Pearl Harbor on Dec 6, 1941, and although he rarely talked about that day some of the histories of that day live on in the memories he shared with his daughter. My great Uncle was at Pearl Harbor on Dec 6, […]
Remembering A Pearl Harbor Survivor
One of my readers shared with me about the day she learned her father was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. Here is the story she shared with me. May we never forget the sacrifice and lives lost that day. Sharing Patti’s Memory When I was in the fourth grade I came home from school and like […]
Beauty in the Mundane in Afghanistan
Is there beauty in the mundane? I saw a post recently of pictures of Motherhood and how beautiful the mundane moments are. It made me want to share pictures from my deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. These are just a handful of some of the quiet moments that were taken by our amazing Public Affairs […]
Why we serve in the Military
It is Veterans Day and I wanted to reflect on why people serve. I asked a few people their opinions on why they served and was surprised when more than one of the people responded that it was a personal matter and they did not want to share, but then I thought really deep about […]
The Final Day (Day 31)
Day 31 – Leave It is the last Friday in October. The final word for write 31 days is Leave. –Go– It was finally time to leave Afghanistan and head back to the real world. I was so excited about going home, but first, there was a lot of waiting to do. We left the […]
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 First Night
Day 30 – First By the end of my deployment I slept through rocket attacks and all the other sounds that went living in a combat zone for months on end, but the first night as I tired as I was I could not sleep. I remember laying in my bunk with a blanket and […]
