I have a friend that I've known since he was born. He's a marine and stationed here in NC not far from where I live. His wife is having MAJOR MAJOR dental problems. She's in so much pain she's not eating much of anything. She's currently down to 87.5 lbs, and we all know thats not healthy for anyone!! They are saying that she needs most of her ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

Operation Holiday cards was an amazing success this year. Last year we collected 1,500 cards and set a goal of 2,000 cards for this year. This year we collected over 16,000 cards! We were drowning in cards, but it was wonderful! The cards were sent to Balad Air Base in Baghdad on Monday and Tuesday. It took 16 boxes. Thank you for ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

Operation Holiday Card is well under way.  With two weeks left in the collection I have collected 586 cards.  This number may seem small but I know of many people who are planning on sending in cards in the next two weeks.  Holiday cards have been coming in from all over the country; from schools, workplaces, scout troops, and ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

Believe it or not the Holiday season is upon us.  With Halloween over the stores are filled with Christmas decorations.  Last year with my husband deployed in Kuwait I started Operation Holiday Card to collect Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday cards for troops overseas during this season.  It was huge success last year.  I ( Read more... )

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Can anyone recommend a good breastfeeding friendly pediatrician in the Fort Bragg/Fayetteville area? Also are there any mothers groups or activities I should look into? TIA!

Does anyone have experience with finding out the duty station through AKO email? My husband's DS said it is on there but I can't find it.

Hello! Just joined. I'm B.J. and I'm an Army wife of about 5 years. My husband, Ryan and I got married October 25, 2002 and we had our little girl, Hannah Jo, April 24, 2005. We've lived at Fort Campbell KY, Fort Stewart GA, and now we're at Fort Riley KS. We've only lived here for a couple months. Ryan has been deployed twice and so far there ( Read more... )

We've just gotten notification that we are being reassigned from Eielson AFB (AK) to McGuire AFB (NJ) as a result of an EFMP request. Hooray ( Read more... )