Archives for the ‘In the Press’ Category

Do the Sacrifices of Military Families Go Unnoticed?

By • Mar 2nd, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, In the Press, Passing the Time, Relationships

There was an Op-Ed piece in the Washington Post on Veteran’s Day about the sacrifices of military families. It is written by a soldier and a wonderful read. It also has me thinking about whether anyone – including Paul – will ever understand how hard this year was for me. We joke about it sometimes […]



New Study Needs Your Deployment Stories!

By • Mar 1st, 2009 • Category: Featured, In the Press, Post-Deployment, Pre-Deployment

A University in Oregon has a grant to create a website to help military spouses through deployment. Talk about a much-needed resource! In order to create this site, and have it be helpful, they need YOUR input. WHO: Spouses/partners of service members who have been deployed WHAT: A self-help website is being created by Oregon […]



New Bill Would Restrict Deployment For Maryland National Guard Troops

By • Feb 23rd, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, Guard/Reserve Issues, In the Press

A Maryland lawmaker says his bill may not pass, but he hopes it will start a conversation about whether National Guard troops should deploy to war zones. Read the full story.



New Report: Troop Readiness Suffering

By • Feb 21st, 2009 • Category: Combat Stress, In the Press

The annual risk assessment is out in Washington and military officials find that there is a significant risk that our military could not respond to a new crisis, should one arise. Our troops have been spread thin by too many deployments. Read the full story.



Some Oregon Lawmakers Oppose National Guard Deployment to Iraq

By • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: Civilian Support, Guard/Reserve Issues, In the Press

More than 3,000 Oregon National Guard troops are set to deploy to Iraq this summer. Now some lawmakers are trying to stop that from happening. Read the full story.



Canadian Gov’t warns against Facebook

By • Feb 19th, 2009 • Category: Communication, In the Press

The Canadian Department of Defense doesn’t want soldiers posting on Facebook while deployed, siting security concerns. Read the whole story. Read about the pros and cons of Facebook in the Field. Read how Mark feels about Facebook.



Military Spouse Residency Relief Act

By • Feb 19th, 2009 • Category: In the Press

The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act would allow spouses to claim the same state residency as their service member. It could make life a lot easier for a lot of military families. (Not to mention cheaper – could you imagine not having to change your car registration, your drivers license etc!) The bill will be […]



Paul & Mark interviewed in Paper

By • Feb 10th, 2009 • Category: Combat Stress, In the Press

Mark and I and our good friend Bruno were interviewed while we were in Afghanistan. Read the article here.



How Paul & Katie Met

By • Jan 29th, 2009 • Category: In the Press

For those of you who ask to hear the story of how Katie & I met… Here’s a story from the Louisiana paper. And a story from the Oregon paper. For the record, we love to tell this story!



Heroes At Home turns 1!

By • Jan 25th, 2009 • Category: In the Press, Pre-Deployment

Watch this news story about the launch of Heroes At Home… We’ve been in business a year now and I can’t believe how many wonderful military families we’ve been able to work with. THANK YOU all for your service, your sacrifice, and your support! We will continue to work hard on our gift services, our […]




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