I will never forget… I remember… so I’m inviting you to come…
Walk with us… Celebrate Freedom… and Remember… Together.
The America Supports You Freedom Walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on September 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present, and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country. Each year the number of walks held throughout the nation grows, as more people are moved to participate.
The tradition was born when Pentagon employees, seeking a way to honor the victims of the attack on the Pentagon and their families, and pay tribute to those who responded to that attack as well as those who serve, organized a walk from the Pentagon to the National Mall. Nearly 15,000 people took part. Now, America Supports You Freedom Walks are taking place in communities across the nation. Last year 255 communities participated, and every state was represented, along with eight nations overseas.
The tradition began with a walk in Washington DC, and the National ASY Freedom Walk continues. Now in its fourth year, the National ASY Freedom Walk draws people not only from the Washington metropolitan region, but from throughout the nation. Each person who walks has his own special reason and his own interesting story to tell. If you have a story you’d like to share, please let us know!
This year, on Sunday, September 7, the fourth-annual America Supports You National Freedom Walk will take place in Washington, DC. The National ASY Freedom Walk is free of charge and open to the public. You must register in advance to participate. Registration is easy and can be done online. But walking is not the only way you can support the cause. We’re looking for volunteers to check registration, hand out t-shirts, support our walkers, and lend assistance to those in need. Find out more about what YOU can do to be a part of the America Supports You Freedom Walk.
America Supports You Freedom Walks come in many different shapes and sizes. Some feature governors and mayors, others have veterans and their families,and still others are organized and run by students and teachers. What they all have in common is people who care. If you are interested in participating in or establishing a walk in your community, this is the place for you.
The goal for 2008 is to have several America Supports You Freedom Walks in every state. The Freedom Walks will not be a platform to discuss the policy of the war, but will be a platform to reflect on the sacrifices of September 11, renew our commitment to freedom and to express our appreciation for the men and women who volunteer to serve in the military. This tradition ensures that America will never forget September 11th.
Come walk with us… Let us Remember… and Let Us Celebrate FREEDOM!
Over on the Parents’ Zone Forums, MyMarine aka David started a thread of getting together to chat,etc. If you haven’t visited our forums yet, please do so! You will need to register first if you’re not already. If you need any help, please don’t hesitate to contact me at tammy@newmediava.com
I think a chat is a great idea!! It’s quite funny that chatting was mentioned because I’ve been wanting to get something like that put together. Thanks for the nudge to get it done! : )
Now what would you like to see??
Would you all prefer a chat room type of thing (typed or you can speak if you have a mic hooked up to your computer) or would you prefer a call in phone line type of thing? I can make it a combination of both. You let us know what you need! I can make happen relatively easy . I of course I would be available for any necessary tech support. : )
What would work best with everyone’s schedules? Daytime? Nighttime? Day of the week?
Thanks,
Tammy aka PZ’s TechMama
PS Spouse Buzz Live is coming to Virginia Beach/Norfolk area Saturday September 6th! Come out and meet LAW & TechMama. You can find out more information at Spouse Buzz Live Of course, at least one of us will be blogging about it live! : )
So it’s official.(Actually it was official a week ago, but I think I needed some time to consider what that meant.)My daughter, Sevilla, has been selected to deploy for 365 days.I’m not going to say where she’s going or what she’ll be doing, since I have no idea what is (or isn’t) covered by OPSEC (operational security, for those of you who don’t speak military acronyms).She won’t deploy for a while, so I have some time to get used to the idea; but she will deploy.
Now being who I am, I’ve already started looking at the practical impacts of her deployment.Sevilla’s a single parent, so obviously the biggest concern was her daughter.Of course, we will be ready, willing, and able to look after the Princess while her mom is serving her country.It won’t be much of a change, since the Princess lives with us anyway.She’ll attend the same school.She’ll sleep in the same bed.She’ll enhance the lives of her Grandparents; just like she does now.The only difference will be that her mom will be away for a while.I’ve already started to make plans on how to minimize the impact to the Princess.Sevilla and I have already considered a blog for the Princess (restricted to family and friends) as a way for her to post her thoughts and pictures and “stuff” in order to communicate with her mom.I also know that communication these days is quite different from when I was a kid and my dad had to rely on flimsy airmail paper and reel-to-reel tapes to communicate with his family.With the internet, email, webcams, and telephones, it should be fairly easy for Sevilla to keep in touch with the Princess.I also know, though, that it’s not the same and that my husband and I will have to try to fill a place in the Princess’ life that can be filled by only her mother.From the practical side, it will be tough; but thousands of kids, mothers, and grandparents have already dealt with a deployed parent and survived.We will, too.
Being who I am, I’m having a lot more trouble dealing with the “inside” impact.I’m not sure why.After all, my husband and my son have already deployed, and I was able to deal with their deployment (eventually).I know that I am proud of her and her choice to serve.I know that I think she’s doing the right thing for the right reasons.I know that I envy her the chance to do something that both of us consider very important.What I don’t know is how I really “feel” about it.For some reason, I seem to have decided not to feel.I don’t know why.Perhaps it is because there is still some time before she actually leaves.Perhaps it is because I know it will be difficult for me.All I know is that I don’t want to “feel” anything about Sevilla deploying to a dangerous place until I have to.Is it a defense mechanism?Maybe.I just know that when I do allow myself to “feel,” those feelings will be extremely complex and will cover a wide-range of emotions.In the meantime, I’ll continue to plan for the practical “outside” aspects of Sevilla’s deployment and try to let the “inside” aspects sort themselves out.I’ve was able to do it when I watched my son go off to war.I can do it again as I prepare for my daughter to do the same.
Kathy - a reader of the site, a Mom of a soldier and an educator - sent us this. Some very good information for deploying Guardsmen. Thank you so much!
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As a new school year looms in the very near future, I think about those students whose educational journey may be interrupted…. The men and women of the National Guard. Although they understand from the start that their service and commitment is first and foremost to serve our country in time of need, this poses a distinct situation for those who are in the midst of their college education. As a soldier’s mom and an educator, I know without a doubt that knowledge is power. Here are some thoughts on this matter…
Orders for deployment come without concern for convenience. A student may find out that they will have to report for active duty in the middle of their course work. What happens then? First and foremost, student soldiers should know the institutional policy regarding military deployment. No student will be penalized for leaving the semester early for military duty, BUT they need to know if they will receive a grade for the work completed so far or merely a “W” on their transcript. Withdrawing from a course simply means that the student was granted the option to leave without penalty. Some institutions also add a “P” (for passing) or “F” (for failing) along with the W. Withdrawal simply means that the students overall grade point average (GPA) is not affected by the withdrawal. However, it would be good for the deploying soldier/student to know if they have to repeat the part of the course they’ve already completed, or if they will receive a grade to that point – the other option that some institutions grant. Again, knowing this policy ahead of time may make the decision to start the semester a bit easier. Good communication with the academic advisor, dean of students or director of the discipline is essential when deployment orders are received. Having written policy or documentation if exceptions are granted is also necessary for when the soldier returns to school. It is not enough to be told “Don’t worry, we’ll take care of you when you get back”. People move on and nothing stays the same during deployment, so it is wise to ask for documentation of stop-out policies or re-admission policies, especially of professional programs with criteria for acceptance (health care programs – nursing, med school; law school, etc.).
Once the soldier/student returns to school, working with the institution’s VA officer becomes extremely important. Paperwork and forms must be filled out accurately so the soldier receives the full benefit he/she deserves. There is a difference in monthly benefits depending on which Montgomery Bill option is being applied for…..considerable differences. At some point, it is even wise to double check with the state VA educational officer- not just the local county officer, for assistance to make sure the soldier is applying to the appropriate program. Once paperwork is filed incorrectly, it takes an inordinate amount of time to correct the problem – meanwhile, the soldier is without benefits. Working with the guard unit’s readiness officer is also a good idea. In the past, I’ve also enlisted the help of the state representative of the Family Readiness Office. The most important point to pass along is don’t be satisfied with an attitude of “I’m not sure” or “I don’t know”……there are people who do know and can help, so seek them out.
That is only the business part of returning to school after deployment. A soldier who leaves campus for 2 semesters (or longer) also loses his/her spot among the relationships they’ve built to that point. If they’re an athlete, they come home to a different team; if a member of a cohort that is accepted into the major, now they are part of a different cohort. No soldier is penalized for being gone, but no one comes back to the same student group, social group or sometimes, even the same faculty and staff. This is another adjustment to the circumstances they are already making in their return to civilian life. Support during this time is critical. Awareness and acknowledgement of the soldier/student’s contribution to OIE or OEF should not be underestimated or undervalued.
These are just some points of interest that I wanted to pass along for the next soldier who is deploying during their college years. It is a situation that calls for attention to detail and information about benefits to assure ease in transition back to college life, as well as an understanding of the specific adjustments that this student is making in the name of freedom.
National Guard Parents – more on the invisible portion of the OnePercenters.
As a military parent, you become more and more aware of the gap between the military and the civilian worlds.Mostly, because you are trying to straddle it – and the gap grows and grows, as your child becomes a soldier, as they go for more training and become a Marine, as the ship farewells become a fact of life.But even in this little clan, there is a sub clan, that has a whole different and unique set of problems.
I write this, not only as the mom of a former soldier, but as the Army wife of a former National Guardsman.Our son was National Guard, then went Active (and is now out and dealing with the VA and all that fun [that’s a whole set of posts if you want them])When my husband was deployed with the Guard to Iraq, many of the parents of the young soldiers in the Battalion were so lost, so full of questions, misconceptions and {some} anger.
At the last FRG meeting of our present Active Army unit, I was talking to a Major (National Guard) about to go downrange.He was musing on the fact that his child was in a school in which she was the only one who had a dad in the military.And I wondered how she is going to cope, although there are an awful lot of online aids for her, some chat rooms that are set up for these kids.
But that child’s grandparents?Where do they go?In our deployed National Guard situation, the FRGs were open to parents.But in our new duty station, at a recent briefing we held for some National Guardsmen that are attaching to our Active unit, the singleyoung soldiers who were leaving didn’t want to come to listen/get information, because they didn’t “have anyone”.When I asked them, what about your mama, your dad, your grandmamma, they were stunned.For some reason, the impression is left with these young men and women that only wives and children are affected, only they are welcome to the briefings.I wanted so much to talk to their parents, to let them know they aren’t alone.
And that’s what one friend of mine told me – she was alone in her worry, her anger, her grief – surrounded by non military and in a situation she never thought she would be in.Her son was downrange with our NG unit, he’d only been Active for Basic and Advanced Training, and then came home and got on with his civilian life.Then activation, the usual mess with orders/pay, TriCare insurance for his spouse and baby {and yeah, all of them fouled up beyond all recognition}.Before she completely got a handle on it all, he was gone for training, then downrange.In that state, without a big base on it, the military is still a strange entity, a soldier in uniform in the grocery store is stared at, whispered about, little boys come up and ask if they killed anyone today.Her friends at work, at church, just didn’t know what to do, whether to say anything or keep silent and pretend, somehow, it all wasn’t happening.
We got her and more like her through it.Who was “we”?The more experienced wives, those for whom deployments weren’t something new, or those like me, who had been Active Army wives or Active Army parents.The lack of a place to go, to talk to others like her, was the catalyst for this site.This is where I ask for your help, your input.No, this isn’t Public TV or Radio pledge week (I do soooo hate that).It’s a request for your stories, your coping strategies. Don’t get me wrong, I love to write, I have some great co-authors here as well.But it’s not about me, or Some Soldiers Mom, or Lela, or SemperFi Wife.It’s about you, the mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles, grandparents – of a serving member of our military.The Blue Star banner in the window, cell phone toting, proud families of the Guard.
Are you a parent of a Guardsman/woman?Have they been activated?Let us know how you are coping, write a post and email it to me for uploading at parentszone@gmail.com.We only learn from each other, your experience or your questions, can help another MilParent.
Each service has a set of “core values” the service has identified as important principles for its members to follow.These core values are taught during basic training, or officer training, and are reinforced throughout a member’s service.For the Air Force the core values are integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.The Army has seven; loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage.The Navy and the Marine Corps share the same core values of honor, courage, and commitment.The Coast Guard has defined their core values as honor, respect and devotion to duty.These are not just slogans or words to be thrown around.These values are part of what makes a military member.They should be incorporated into the member’s belief system, and become a part of the member’s character.As the Army says, “Army values are not just what we do, they are who we are.”
Each person has a value system.Values help us identify those things that are important in our lives.Values are taught by parents, family, friends, teachers and (perhaps unfortunately) our culture and society.Values may be based on religious teachings, or may reflect political ideation.Some values are superficial and may change over time as a person grows or matures.But a person’s core values reflect what is deeply important to them, and will usually stay with a person for life.So why do each of the services identify core values and teach them to new recruits during basic training and new officers during the commissioning process?Why are core values emphasized over the course of a person’s military experience?Because learning the core values helps a civilian transition into a strong, ethical, and trustworthy member of the military; ready to complete the mission assigned.As the Marines explain, once a person has earned the title of Marine, they become a Marine, and a Marine’s character is defined by the Corps’ values.
What do the values say about the character we want our Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, Marines and Coast Guardsman to have?Many of the services have the same or similar core values.It may be that the services’ core values reflect the services’ mission.It may be that the services’ core values reflect the values of that person all of us should strive to become, giving us similar ideals to value.To understand a member of the military, it may be helpful to understand the core values they’ve been taught.
Most of the services include honor as one of their core values.For Marines, the value of honor requires each individual Marine to demonstrate the ultimate standard of ethical and moral conduct, as well as uncompromising personal integrity.We expect that of Marines, because they expect it of themselves.An honorable Marine would never do anything to sully the reputation of the Corps.For the Navy, the value of honor also requires much the same thing; honesty, truthfulness, integrity, and accountability.The Coast Guard also identifies honor as a core value and defines honor much the same way as the other two sea services.According to the Coast Guard, honor is uncompromising ethical conduct and moral behavior.It is being loyal and accountable.For the Army, the value of honor means living up to Army values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and personal courage.
The Air Force core value of integrity is similar to the other services’ value of honor.For the Air Force, integrity is the foundation for all the other values.Integrity is doing the right thing at all times and being honest with yourself and others; even when no one is looking.Integrity requires no compromise.The Army also lists integrity as a core value, and defines integrity as doing what’s right, both legally and morally.It is adherence to principles and will allow others to trust.
For Marines, courage, is considered “honor in action” and is based on moral strength, the will to do what’s right regardless of what others may do, and the willingness to take a stand.Courage is what carries Marines through the perils and hardships of combat.For the Navy, the value of courage helps a Sailor meet the demands of the mission, even when it’s hazardous, demanding or difficult.Courage is doing the right thing, even in the face of adversity.For the Army, having the value of personal courage means being able to endure physical stress and being able to face moral fear.It also means being able to risk personal safety.
The final value for the sea services is commitment. For Marines, commitment is considered total dedication to the Corps and to the Country.It’s also about teamwork with other Marines, to never give up, never give in, and never accept second best.It is selfless determination and relentless dedication to excellence.The value of commitment is what is behind the well-known saying that “once a Marine, always a Marine.”For the Navy, commitment has a slightly different meaning.For a Sailor, the value of commitment means respecting the chain of command and looking out for the welfare of other Sailors.It also means showing the highest degree of moral character and technical competence.The Coast Guard defines commitment in terms of devotion to duty.A Coast Guardsman exists to serve and serves with pride.For a Coast Guardsman, a devotion to duty is a commitment to achieving the mission.
The Army’s core values of loyalty and respect seem to be similar to the value of commitment.The Army values loyalty to both the country, the Army, and other Soldiers.Army also values respect, which requires a Soldier to treat others as they would be treated and being able to trust that others will do their jobs.The Coast Guard also defines respect as a core value.For Coast Guardsman, respect means working as a team by treating others with fairness, dignity, and compassion.
The Air Force has a core value of service before self.Service requires dedication to the mission and a sense of service before self, often requiring personal sacrifice.The Army also has a core value for selfless service; putting the welfare of the nation, the Army, and other Soldiers before your own.
Finally, the Air Force values excellence.For an Airman, excellence means the care of resources and the technical competence to accomplish the mission in the best way possible.The Air Force value of excellence is similar to the Army core value of duty.For a Soldier, duty is defined as fulfilling obligations, without taking shortcuts.
In some respects, all of these core values can be boiled down into a single concept:at the end of the day, can the Airman, Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Coast Guardsman in the mirror and be able to say, “I served by doing it the right way, the best way I knew how.”It’s those who learn that simple concept that truly serve.
From Lela - she has been following the progress of an injured service member who is in the burn ICU at BAMC in San Antonio and has corresponded with his mother a couple of times. His mom posts notes about his progress on Caring Bridge, a website specifically for that purpose. Yesterday, one of the posts was pretty good. She listed a number of contact points and websites for people who want to donate money or frequent flyer miles for wounded warriors or their families. This is a great way to let everyone know about these programs. So please - pass these on, feel free to link to us or copy the list.
I have been meaning to list some of the organizations and their contact sites that make it possible for the Wounded Warriors and their families to be as worry free as possible while here at BAMC. If you want to be able to help in the recovery of these warriors, these are very noble organizations that are always in need of funds or frequent flier miles.
1.) The email address for Judith is who to contact if you want to make any kind of donation, monetary or otherwise. Many businesses give, as well as individuals, and it goes directly to running the warrior center here at the guest house that lodges the families and transitioning warriors that have reached outpatient status. They receive DVD’s, reading materials, toilettries, video games, food that doesn’t require refrigeration, bottled waters and juice boxes, and so much more. If in question as to what is acceptable to donate here and where to send it, please contact Judith.
2.) The Fisher House, hero miles is what makes it possible for family and loved ones to visit using donated frequent flier miles.
3.) Operation Comfort is another wonderful organization that has assisted us on a few occasions. We have the use of a rental car here for 2 weeks because of them.
4.) Returning Heros Home donations go toward the construction of a beautiful home here that is being built to house wounded warriors and families as they heal and reconnect their lives.
5.) Operation First Response, provides support to wounded warriors and their families.
6.) Face the Fire is a supportive ministry for survivors of fire, not just warriors and families, and was founded by Brian and Mel Birdwell. Brian is a burn survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
I remember, while either of my soldiers was deployed, wondering what they were doing. Like most of us, I used to look at my watch and figure out the time wherever they were. At the time, I wasn’t blogging - while our son was in Baghdad I was only up to emailing, hadn’t discovered the blogosphere. Anyway - I always wondered what he or his dad were doing (dad was in Bosnia). Weekends were harder, I didn’t have work/school to think about - ok, so I was avoiding homework! - and I kept hoping for calls.
How about you? How are you coping with wondering? Let us know, Let other parents know any good coping mechanisms!
Recently, the 3rd Infantry Division redeployed after 15 months in Iraq and a few units that were deployed to Afghanistan. It made me think about my feelings when those same units redeployed after OIF3 rotations in 2005 — which had been particularly difficult. I reflected on the previous 10 months and I realize now from my continued participation on a number of private forums for mothers and families of those deployed, that my feelings were the universal feelings of mothers everywhere — no matter when their child had deployed. And I know mothers who are awaiting the next deployment of their sons and daughters and, although the violence is down and our military and the Iraqis have made spectacular progress, the worry has not changed. For those mothers who are perhaps awaiting the first deployment of their child, here’s what it’s like.
I have never been to war but I have sent a child to war.
We mothers joke that we would go over and cook, clean and do laundry for our sons and daughters, but the truth is, we would trade places with them in a heartbeat to keep them safe. To keep them from being hot, cold, hungry, tired, sore and from being shot at or being blown up. I have never had more enthusiastic agreement from military moms than when I say that sending a child to war really is the most counterintuitive thing a parent can ever do. We spend the first 18+ years of their lives making sure they are not too hot or too cold; making sure they are protected from biting bugs and making sure no one is shooting at them. And now we are called upon to wave and smile as they leave for places that are always too hot, too cold, they have bugs the size of small dogs and people are shooting at them all the time. Same for wives (but I assure you the intensity is different…)
People — especially other mothers that do NOT have children in the military — tell me that they can not imagine what that would be like… that they would be a basket case 24 hours a day. Yes, that’s it. It’s like you live standing on your tippy-toes every day your child is away… and you live on the edge of breathlessness… a mental asthma attack gasping and gasping for strength and sanity and peace of mind. On the outside, we smile bravely and say, “you find the strength.” And, yes, we do find strength, but the truth is that we really only find distractions from our worry, our anxiety, our heartache.
We go to jobs. We try to maintain some semblance of our lives, but those lives have changed. And we blog. We write letters. We send cards. We shop for things to send our soldiers. We pack things for our soldiers. We stand in line at the post office to mail things to our soldiers.
We talk about them. We live for the opportunity to talk with them. Then we talk to others about what we talked about with our soldiers. And we wait for another chance to talk to them again.
We learn to use all the technology available to stay in touch and to try and keep track of them. We listen for our computers to make odd noises when our soldiers are online. We listen for our phones… for the special rings we have programmed so we know if we have to answer that call. We forward phones; we pull to the side of the road to text message back to our soldiers; we give up our place in grocery store lines to run outside so the reception on the phone is better when they call. We get used to the smiling stares from people when we say, “I’m sorry, I have to take this call… my son is calling from Iraq.” And we wouldn’t care if they did mind — we’re taking that call no matter what.
These days, with the media ignoring the War in Iraq and in Afghanistan, it is difficult to find news, but we still watch the news and when we can’t stand it another minute, we stop watching the news. We have the television tuned to some news channel; even when we aren’t watching it, we’re listening to it. And we breathe in sharply and hold our breath when we hear, “soldiers were killed today and wounded in an explosion…” and we exhale when they say the name of the province or the town and it’s not your soldier’s town or province. If it is their province or town, we get online and begin searching for details because we know the news is hours old by the time it makes the television news and there might be something more somewhere…
We check newspapers and websites for pictures of soldiers from our soldier’s unit in the hope that he might be in one… Never mind that the picture might be days or weeks old, it is at that moment proof positive that our soldier is just fine and he’ll call any time now.
We talk or email other parents. We wonder what they’ve heard. We offer support when they’re down (and we all get down) and we call when we’re down ’cause we know they understand completely. We trade jokes, we trade information, we even trade recipes.
We think about our soldiers day in and day out. And not just the soldiers we’re related to — but all the soldiers we know in their units and don’t know in their units. When we wake, we calculate the time in Iraq and wonder what they’re doing. It’s a task we’ll do many times every day. When we’re sitting to dinner, we wonder what they had to eat today… wonder if they even got a hot meal today. They’ll pop up in our heads while we’re doing dishes, walking to our cars, doing laundry.
We pray for our soldiers. We pray to keep them safe, we pray for their wounds to be healed when they are wounded, we pray for their souls when they die, we pray for the ones left behind to mourn. We pray for the parents in Iraq, and for their children who are now soldiers, too… and for those children protected by the soldiers there. We pray for peace. Every minute of every day we pray for peace and for our children to come home.
We cry. We cry when they haven’t called or written and we cry when they do. We cry because we miss them and because we are so frightened for them. We cry when they leave and when they return and then leave again… We find that the smallest of things make us teary-eyed… walking in their room… seeing a picture… seeing a soldier. Watching the news, reading the news, hearing the news. Yes, we cry. There’s nothing like a good cry to set your head straight. Our soldiers get used to it — they don’t understand — but they know it just is.
Although we send one child (and my heart knows no limits to the compassion I feel for those mothers with two or more service members in the war!), we adopt many more… and eventually ALL soldiers — every soldier, sailor, marine, airman — become our sons and daughters.
We can not see a soldier anywhere without approaching them and thanking them and telling them that we, too, have a soldier…. because we all know that all soldiers have the same blood and speaking with that soldier makes us feel like we are talking to our soldier. We hug them if they let us — and we hug them whenever we can. And we know somewhere there is a mom thanking us for taking the time to talk to (and for hugging) her soldier. She would do the same for me.
If we can not speak to that John Doe soldier, we smile wistfully… we get a pang… and our eyes may fill with tears knowing that when we look at that soldier, we are looking at our own soldier. Ask any soldier’s mom — she’ll tell you… It’s a universal response.
And mixed with this fear and longing is pride. Indescribable pride for these children of ours. Pride that they made the choice to serve. Pride that they accepted the challenge and met it spectacularly! Pride that they do their jobs under the most extraordinary of circumstances. We often ask ourselves, “Did I raise this person?” “How could I have done things so right?” We know we are blessed to have these spectacular creatures in our lives.
And for the soldiers who have fallen and for their families, we will BE THERE. We will tell their story. We thank them. We will remember them. We will remember all of them. Always.
To our Guys… our Soldiers, our Marines, our Airmen, our Sailors and those that serve with them, we thank you all. We live in Freedom and with Liberty because of you.
Copyright 2005 and 2008 Some Soldier’s Mom. All rights reserved.
For those of you that are asking yourself “what the heck is that??” .. Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision… if you will. It is also a great way to meet other parents like yourself trying to figure out this whole military life thing and its all online! : )
Here is a cool video that explains it a bit more..
If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me and I’d be happy to help!
