Stories

As a military spouse, we go wherever the military takes our active duty loved one. We learn how to uproot our lives and replant our home again and again, often at a moment’s notice. It isn’t always easy—but in many ways, it’s a beautiful journey too. One of our favorite places was little old Okinawa.…

Our family’s military legacy runs deep. In a short story version; It began with my father, who joined the Army at 19 and was deployed to Vietnam. He returned home to Utah with honors, later married my mother, and continued serving in the Army Reserve, including service in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. Years…

My former husband served as an Air Force officer for 20 years and was a veteran of the Vietnam war,serving as a navigator on an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft. Hr reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during his career.

I had gone to school for a couple of years to become a nurse but decided I wanted to leave and koined the Air Force. Walked into the recruiter’s office said what do you have to offer me? 4 years active duty . Joined 29 Dec 76 to 15 Dec 1980 crew chief on T-37’s…

I met my husband thanks to my roommate at my first Air Force base. She had breakfast with him and she told me about him having a motorcycle of one I just got done reading about at the Exchange in a magazine. I then had a chance to have breakfast with her and him. I…

Upon graduation from high school in 1974, I joined the Army for three years with the guarantee to be a Military Policeman and to be stationed in Germany. I didn’t want to follow my classmates to college at that point. I attended WAC basic training at Ft McClellan, AL (now closed), then attended Military Police…

Congressman Wesley Hunt here from the great state of Texas, Congressional District 38. West Point Grad, someone that served eight years active duty as an Apache helicopter driver, one deployment to Iraq, two deployments to Saudi Arabia. And that kind of service is what set me up for continuing to serve my country in this…

We met when life was already busy enough — I was drowning in nursing school exams, clinicals, caffeine, and probably surviving on 3 hours of sleep… and he had just started his military journey. Somehow, in the middle of all that chaos, we found each other. We started as boyfriend and girlfriend, young and hopeful,…

For me, personally, the Tet Offensive began in the wee hours of the Tet New Year (1 Feb.) with the sound of nearby small arms fire. After the first bursts, the firing continued off and on well into the new day. A sign was posted on the gate of our quarters to stay off the…

I was at Chu Lai, VietNam. Made the original landing there. I was detached from 3rd Marine Division and was attached to 2nd Battalion 4th Marines. Was a Lieutenant at the time and provided logistic support as well as vehicles for motorized patrols. Finished as Captain myself. Major battles I was involved with were Operation…