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Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day!!! Today we celebrate Memorial Day, part of Military Appreciation Month. It is celebrated on the last Monday in May, honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the American Dream and the right to Freedom: their lives. I know that I’ve done a lot of posts this month regarding Military Service. It is something that has always been close to my heart and now as a future USMC wife, it’s even closer to my heart! Sometimes all the individual branch and remembrance days can be hard to differentiate between and keep track of. I found this graphic recently and I think it sums it up…
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Keep Reaching for the Stars
Hello everyone! I hope that you had a great weekend and that your start to this week is rocking. I know my week kinda already got to a rocky start, but I’m getting past some hurdles and working my way thru it. One of the ways I’ve gotten thru some rough starts to the day is due to the community that I’m privileged to be with, especially among my blogging friends, mentors and companions. This thought kinda hit me the other day and I wanted to share it with you. Everything can get VERY overwhelming, VERY quickly and makes things VERY confusing. There’s no magic pill to fix it…
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Armed Forces Week Featured Charities Part 3
We are celebrating Armed Forces Day today, what else could be more perfect than one more installment of military charities and organizations? In this edition: Operation Homefront Homes for Our Troops Operation Homefront http://www.operationhomefront.net/ Mission: “Build STRONG, STABLE, and SECURE military FAMILIES so they can thrive in the communities that they’ve worked so hard to protect.” Their vision is: “To be the provider of choice for short-term and critical assistance, long-term stability and recurring support programs to military families.” That’s definitely some big boots to fill. But they are MORE than capable of doing so. They’ve proven that by…
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Armed Forces Day
Happy Armed Forces Day! We’ve covered what Armed Forces Week/Day is and learned a little about each Military Service Branch. I also hope that you learned about some of the military charities and organizations out there that are helping honor and support the heroes of the United States of America, past present and future. I believe that while we DEEP…
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Armed Forces Week Pt. 3 ( Air Force and National Guard)
Hello everyone! I hope that you have enjoyed this week as we’ve learned about Armed Forces Week/Day and a little about each of the Military Service Branches. This edition covers the United States Air Force and the United States National Guard. Enjoy the final installment of this 3 part series!!! Air Force Born: September 18th, 1947 Colors : Ultramarine Blue and Golden Yellow Motto: “Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win” Symbol(s): Wings and Star What do they do: From the airforce.com “The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.” The Air Force has 12…
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Armed Forces Week Charities Part 2
Hello all! I hope that you enjoyed the 2nd installment of the United States Military Service Branches, featuring the US Navy an the US Coast Guard. I hope that you learned something you that didn’t know! I apologize for the delay of postings this week, recently had some work and home life situations throw me some sneak attacks, but it’s all good now! This post (as I’m catching up on 3 final posts for this Armed Forces Week) features 2 more military charities and organizations that do the military proud. In this edition: Soldier’s Angels Active Heroes Solider’s Angels http://soldiersangels.org/ …
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Armed Forces Week Pt. 2 (Navy + Coast Guard)
Welcome back to our 2nd installment about Armed Forces Week. This edition covers the US Navy and the US Coast Guard! Navy Born: October 13th, 1775 Colors : Blue and Gold Motto: “Non sibi sed patriae ” — Latin for:“Not for self but for country“ Symbol(s): Eagle, Constitution, Anchor What do they do: From the Navy.mil “The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas” The Navy is a primarily water based defense and force,…
