From General Order No. 11 , May 15, 1868, by General John A. Logan, on the creation of Memorial Day (known then as Decoration Day):
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Home Is Where Your Heart Lives
Quite often, I get the following statement from strangers I meet: “You have got to be from the South!” I grin, nod, and proudly admit with a natural twang that both my husband and I are from the Bluegrass State of Kentucky. Needless to say, we stuck out at our first duty assignment as the Army sent us far away from home, over the Atlantic, and landed us in beautiful Germany (K-town for all of you that have shared the Germany experience). Although we were geographically displaced from family and friends, we couldn’t help but fall in love with all of Germany’s splendor: green rolling hills, pristine gardens, tasty wine, fresh bread and vegetables, friendly neighbors…
It felt like home.
It Isn’t Goodbye, It’s—Wah!
I have never been good at making friends. Like, ever.
From as far back as I can remember, I have been told I “look mean.”
Seriously.
It’s Okay to Have a “Meh” Day
I’m the one who is always happy, always seeing the bright side. I’m not annoyingly cheerful, but I’m generally that friend that you turn to, even when you’re having a really rotten day, that can always make you smile.
A South Korean March
The entire month of March, to say the least, was a journey for me. As much as I hate to use that word (most likely thanks to its glaring overuse on ABC’s The Bachelor), it has been.
Behind Every Gold Star
As any military spouse knows, the armed forces has its own language and terms. Describing a family member that has experienced the death of a service member is no exception. A Gold Star family member is a parent, spouse, child, or sibling that has lost their service member while serving on active duty. Since I have become a military widow, I have found that a large portion of the military community is not familiar with this term or where it came from.
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