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Welcome!
Welcome to my newest blog site. I’m really excited to be able to share a piece of my mind with anyone who might be interested in what I have to say. I’ll likely be blogging about the issues faced by...
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I Beg to Differ
October 7, 2010 Dear Victor, When you commented on my blog post a month ago, Silence Among the Generals, I couldn’t decide if I should delete it or leave it there. I can handle a negative comment, but...
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Facebook, you’re the Grinch who stole my soldiers’ Christmas
December 6, 2010 Dear Facebook, Congratulations! You have just been nominated and unanimously voted the winner of the2010 GRINCH AWARD. With the click of a button, you have all but shut down our tiny...
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The Double Standard at Facebook
December 8, 2010 Dear Facebook, Today I write to ask you not only when you are going to correct the error you made in shutting down the business page associated with our nonprofit, MILITARY MISSIONS,...
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Bah Humbug Mr. Zuckerberg!
December 12, 2010 Dear Mr. Zuckerburg, Do you mind if I call you Mark? I feel a bit strange calling you “Mister” since you are half my age. I finally had a chance to go online and watch your interview...
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How to be a …. duh…. winner
March 8, 2010 - No matter how hard I try, I can’t get away from Charlie Sheen. Every time I turn on the television someone is talking about him. Even the major news networks are giving Charlie...
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The Cost of Playing Politics
An open letter to the leaders and lawmakers of this land: Rumor has it that those who serve in our military will continue to work if the government shuts down at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, but they won’t be...
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Pay Congress What We Pay the Troops
April 8, 2011 ~ While we are all discussing the possible government shutdown and the affected government paychecks, I’d like to point out that freshmen lawmakers earn five times the amount of first...
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Move over Claudia Joy!
April 14, 2011 ~ Yesterday, forty expectant military moms received a “well-deserved” baby shower through the combined efforts of Operation Shower, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Second Lady Jill Biden....
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Could PTSD caregivers be inflicting secondary wounds?
May 6, 2011 ~ Secondary Wounding occurs during the “healing process”. Some of the treatments currently available for PTSD are doing more harm than good. There are still a lot of unknowns when it...
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Blessing in the Pain
May 15, 2011 ~ After searching and researching and asking questions of everyone and every entity I could find, in an effort to figure out how to live through the daily struggles I faced watching my...
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Music and Faith from Ft. Living Room
May 15, 2011 ~ Music is a language that we all understand. There are certain songs that make us clap our hands and stomp our feet. Some songs bring us to tears. Songs bring back memories from the...
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Beauty Will Rise
May 16, 2011 ~ As the mother of one struggling with PTSD and TBI, the past couple of years has been one of my most difficult to survive. Though my wounded warrior still draws breath, he is no longer...
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When Military Suicide Becomes Personal
September 13, 2011 ~ You may think that military suicide has not affected you personally, but if the truth be told, we are all going to be affected by this epidemic if we don’t do something about it....
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Memorial Day – It’s not just another mattress close-out sale
May 27, 2011 ~ It’s Friday and the kickoff for Memorial Day Weekend 2011 is in full force. While I was drinking my coffee and clearing the fog from my brain early this morning, I turned on the...
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Reflections of my Post 9.11 World
September 9, 2011 ~ We all live in a Post 9/11 world where life will never be the same for any of us. We all remember what we were doing ten years ago on that fateful day, at the very moment when we...
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Supporting our troops can sometimes mean taking a stand
October 18, 2011 ~ Please don’t mistake my disinterest in allowing another child to enter the Corps as a lack of support for our military. Our family will continue to serve and support our military,...
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Stop Negative Campaign Ads
Dear Candidates, Just tell me why I should vote for YOU! That is all I need to hear from you. Let me do my own research on the other candidates. If I want to get to know them up close and personal, I...
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Why vote?
It’s election day and you need to take a few minutes and cast your vote. You may not be thrilled with your choices, but at least you have a choice. If you don’t cast your vote, then you really don’t...
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It’s Still Standing
Our flag still stands today because of all who have served to ensure that it flies overhead. It is with a grateful heart that I express my thanks to all who have been willing to wear the uniform of the...
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