deployment

The Real Army Wives Series: Merry Christmas To Iraq, 2003

***This post belongs to a series of posts detailing life as a 22-year-old military wife, back in the beginning of…

6 years ago

Inside the Saddam Hole, December 2003

Alan and other members of his unit went over to the hole and took photos the next day. Saddam Hussein…

6 years ago

The Only One Without Mid-Tour Leave

Somewhere around the 6-month-mark of the deployment, word came down that SOME of the soldiers would be receiving a little…

6 years ago

When They Touched Us

Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 Alan, Hey! I'm in Houston, Texas! I'm sharing a room with Elsie. We left Killeen around…

6 years ago

The Fork in the Road

****This post is part of my series on Real Army Wives. This series follows my husband's first deployment to Iraq…

6 years ago

6 Ways to Save Your Marriage During Deployment

****This post is part of the series Real Army Wives on storiesofourboys.com. This series chronicles the story of our first…

6 years ago

The First 3 Casualties From Our First Deployment

***This post is part of the Real Army Wives series, which appears each Monday morning on storiesofourboys.com. Click here for…

6 years ago

True Stories of Real Army Wives: My First Teaching Job

Sun., Aug. 10, 2003 Alan, Hey Babe! Tomorrow is my first day of work. In case you haven't yet gotten…

6 years ago

Military Finances: Newlyweds on 2 Separate Continents

*******This post is part of the series, The Real Army Wives. For last week's post click here.******* Guest Post from…

7 years ago

Real Army Wives: Sarah, Short and Cute

***This post is part of the series The Real Army Wives. For last week's post about The Coffee Group, click here.***…

7 years ago