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Focus on the Fort: Kaiserslautern Military Community By: Kristen Gray Kaiserlautern Military Community Facts Garrison Commander: Lt. Col. Lars Zetterstrom Command Sergeant Major: MSG Kenneth Wilson (Interim) The Kaiserslautern Military Community is comprised of American forces and their families. Some main installations of the KMC are Ramstein Air [...]
Feature: AUSA + Patty Barron = Great Army Family Support Name:Patty Barron Describe yourself with one word… Determined Number of years married…32years Children… Three: Michael (29), Megan (27), Joe (17) To relax and unwind you…watch the Golden Girls on DVD Currently reading…Tinkers Listening to…Frank Sinatra Favorite quote… “I’ll make it” …Jimmy Chitwood; Hoosiers (movie) Favorite [...]
Strong Army Spouse and Her Army Kid Who “Rocks” Mrs. Lisa Shereyk Describe yourself with one word… This was very hard for me to do, but if I had to pick just one word it would be tenacious. I am a tenacious person. Number of years married…16 years in October to Adam Shereyk. Children… Four: [...]
Military Spouses Give Back via CASA By: Brandy Woodley Recently, my wonderful friend, Andrea Shukitt, told me about the impact that Army spouses were having on their local organization, CASA of El Paso. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is an organization primarily of volunteers that utilize their time to stand up for [...]
Getting Back on Track After Financial Setbacks by USAA Bank accounts, jobs, homes and even marriages have been the collateral damage of the recent economic fallout. But financial experts agree it is possible to emerge from financial adversities such as bankruptcy, job loss, foreclosure, divorce or illness and rebuild your finances faster than you might [...]
My name is Zinnia Narvaez, and I have been a military spouse for 15 years. My husband served in the Army for eight years; and for the last eight years, he has served in the Coast Guard. I have two wonderful boys ages 11 and 8. Even though I am a Nationally Certified Medical Assistant, [...]
::Update:: The Road to Bliss, A Wedded Bliss and now, a Grateful Bliss By Annie Lane I believe my drive, my purpose in life is to make a positive difference, an impact, and overcome whatever obstacles are thrown my way in the process. I’ve learned to accept that life never gets “easy”. I think the [...]
Boosting the image that you have of yourself can be as simple as enhancing your thought process. I haven’t done research or gathered information by conducting a survey; but I do know from experience how and why to lift myself up instead of put or tear myself down. When I was younger, no matter how [...]
Boosting the image that you have of yourself can be as simple as enhancing your thought process. I haven’t done research or gathered information by conducting a survey; but I do know from experience how and why to lift myself up instead of put or tear myself down. When I was younger, no matter how [...]
By Monica Tucker monica@armyspousemag.com As I was searching the internet, I came across several social media ‘military spouse’ support forums and other sites that are basically a reflection of the negative side to living this military life. As a military spouse business owner, I was somewhat appalled by the lack of professionalism displayed, and it [...]
March/April Learn a different language—Have you ever listened to a song in French, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese and would have loved to have been able to sing along? The music is beautiful but if only you could connect the words with the music…how much more exciting it would be. Learning a different language does take [...]
Name: Lisa Saucedo Occupation: Executive Director Title: Executive Director, CASA of El Paso Location: El Paso, Texas Website: www.casaofelpaso.com Contact Information: (915) 546-8146 What inspires you within your occupation?With inspired determination, I have created a fulfilling career and led the CASA of El Paso organization with passion, enthusiasm, and hard work. The team, who I [...]
Feature: AUSA + Patty Barron = Great Army Family Support Name:Patty Barron Describe yourself with one word… Determined Number of years married…32years Children… Three: Michael (29), Megan (27), Joe (17) To relax and unwind you…watch the Golden Girls on DVD Currently reading…Tinkers Listening to…Frank Sinatra Favorite quote… “I’ll make it” …Jimmy Chitwood; Hoosiers (movie) Favorite [...]
Military Spouse Business Feature: “Metal Creations Are True Fashion” Name: Wendy Caldwell Status: Army Spouse of Active Duty Soldier Hometown: Teaneck, NJ Installation: Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, HI Business Name: Homefront Metalworks Business Website: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HomefrontMetalworks Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homefront-Metalworks/157512887665505 Business Phone: (908) 910-5071 Business Email: wendy.homefront@gmail.com About . . . It’s been a year [...]
Arts & Entertainment Editor’s Picks Gail Kasper’s Unstoppable: 6 Easy Steps To Achieve Your Goals remains on the ASM Reading List. The book details the Systematic Attitude Development-Technique (SAD-T). This 6-step revolutionary system has led thousands of people accomplish their goals, improve their attitudes, maximize each day and move forward, even in the midst of [...]
Arts & Entertainment Editor’s Choice: David French picked up the newspaper in the comfort of his penthouse in Philadelphia, and read about a soldier – father of two – who was wounded in Iraq. Immediately, he was stricken with a question: Why him and not me? This is the story of what happens when a [...]