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Memorial Day
If you aren’t aware, May is Military Appreciation Month – from military children, to Armed Forces day/week, to Memorial Day. The last Monday in May is celebrated as Memorial Day, a day we honor those service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and have fallen in the line of duty. Today especially, but also every day, I would like to thank every single service member who has sacrificed in order so that we (as a nation) doesn’t have to. Today I would like to thank them for giving me provision of the rights and freedoms that I have today whether or not I exercise them (another right and…
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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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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 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 Featured Charities Part 1
Hello! I hope that you enjoyed the 1st installment about what Armed Forces Week/Day was and a little about the Marines and the Army. In a followup, I would like to showcase a few military charities and organizations this week. In this edition: Wounded Warrior Project AnySoldiers.com https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ You’ve probably seen this logo, heard about it on the news, seen a video or ad online or maybe even something in your mailbox. Wounded Warrior Project is a military charity that supports troops on the battlefield and off. It advocates physical and mental health of the troops, especially those who have been injured. As of May 1st,…
