DEPLOYMENT
PRE-DURING-POST
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During our first deployment in 2006, I decided to mark that difficult time in my life with a permanent reminder-a tattoo. Now in our second deployment, I am once again contemplating inking this point in my life…in our lives. I realize that marking one’s body is not for everyone and is definitely not something to just do for the sake of doing.
Ever since I was a teenager, I had wanted a tattoo. I'd never been quite brave enough to inflict this pain on myself and my husband was adamantly ...read more >>>
By Ginger Bales posted May 2010
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By Tim Blake posted June 2010
By Marianke Phillips posted June 2010
Considering that the U.S. Military has had its presence in the Middle East for the past seven to eight years, most Army spouses have endured at least one deployment. And every spouse deals with it differently. Some move home to be around family, some stay where they are stationed because they feel it is their home, and they have the support of fellow spouses. Read More >>>
By Tim Blake posted July 2010