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War “weariness” in the USA.
Can Americans really be “war weary” if, statistically, almost none of them contribute anything to the war or to the Americans who fight the war? Example: an accountant has gone to work, gone on...
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“Time is Love”– my deployment theme song.
I’ve had Josh Turner’s “Time is Love” in my head since I last saw my husband 8-ish weeks ago. I can’t shake the feeling that we’re missing-out on so much time together. I love our life and the Navy as...
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Ignorance is … bliss? … in the USA.
As I sit here in my parents’ living room, ignoring my school work that is due in a few days, and watching hours and hours of football games, a strange thought occurs to me … For the first time in …...
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The NFL #SaluteToService. What do you think?
What do you all think about the NFL’s military appreciation month? On one hand, watching football is a one way that I maintain my connection with the USA while living in Japan. Even though I am half a...
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AFG 2 USA
A good friend recently started the group AFG 2 USA to assist with the difficult task of finding Afghan military interpreters work in the USA. Some Afghan citizens who spoke English assisted our service...
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Beautiful life.
I am writing from the edge of our private plunge pool in paradise. From the pool, I am listening to waves crash below and the splash of the fountain at the edge of the pool, and I am staring into …...
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The Peshmerga are receiving a great dude.
An old, dear friend is on his way to Iraq to join the Peshmerga (Kurds) in their fight against ISIS. God speed to him. Proud to know that guy. Please send a kind thought or prayer his way.
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Congress: “We prefer our heads underground!”
Okay, that’s not an actual quote from any member of Congress, but it may as well be, because that’s exactly what they’re doing when it comes to US involvement in fighting ISIS in the Middle East. How...
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9000(ish) Americans in the Gulf of Aiden & nobody is talking about it.
The topic I’m going to discuss in this post is public information. You can find more info on Fox News, the Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, and other news sources. If you want more info, you can pick your...
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I watched the carrier depart.
My husband deployed recently. I watched the carrier leave, and I feel like it was one of the emotionally best things I’ve ever done to “prep” for deployment. This is our 3rd, so I have some experience...
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Aircraft carrier life for the sci fi nerds among us (me).
My husband and I have been watching Battlestar Galactica for the past two weeks. It sounds super nerdy (it is), but it’s also a great representation of what life on an aircraft carrier is like. The...
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Beautiful life.
I am writing from the edge of our private plunge pool in paradise. From the pool, I am listening to waves crash below and the splash of the fountain at the edge of the pool, and I am staring into …...
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