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Support Our Troops

In honor of our U.S. military men & women on Veterans Day, I read a number of great military blogs. I've been keeping a list of my favorites. Now it's time to share...

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Do you remember what you were doing on September 11, 2001? I can remember EXACTLY what I was doing and I'm sure you can too. Here's my recollection...

A behind-the-scenes tour of the barracks, training grounds, Commissary, and what a new recruit goes through when the bus drops them off at the Parris Island Receiving Station.

Some interesting things I've learned from having a nephew in the Marines... some little-known facts about going through Marine Boot Camp at Parris Island SC

My nephew's graduation from Marine Boot Camp on August 18, 2006. ('M' Company, Third Battalion, Platoon 3068). How things looked, from a proud Aunt's perspective...

You can get free envelopes and supplies to ship items to U.S. Soldiers! Little-known facts about sending items to military men and women overseas.

Everything you need to know about sending care packages to U.S. soldiers... from the best places to buy unique items that only a solider could love to ideas of things you can pick up yourself. Whatever you decide to stuff inside a care package, you can bet that a U.S. Soldier will love ya for it!

A picture I took of a soldier's homecoming in Franklin, Tennessee. The neighbors welcome their soldier home.

A young U.S. Army soldier journals about her experiences in Iraq.