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Military Charity Associations

Military.com

Members of the military community -- veterans, active-duty, reserve, National Guard, or their family members -- benefit from several types of charitable associations and organizations. These charitable organizations can provide advocacy, emergency assistance, grants, counseling, and other types of direct and indirect support. The following is a directory of charity associations and organizations Service Specific Aid and Assistance Organizati... more

What Does It Take for Military Women to Succeed?

Army War College

Jacey Eckhart

I suspect that the first rule of success for women in the military is: Do not join groups that discuss being female in the military!! So I was pleased (and surprised) to be invited to the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., to talk to senior women about what it takes to lean in to a military leadership pipeline. Ever since Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg noted that women must lean in to their careers, women all over the count... more

Memorial Day: Tomb of the Unknowns

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Sarah Smiley

There is no better place to understand the true meaning of Memorial Day than at Arlington National Cemetery, and specifically, at the Tomb of the Unknowns. This is one of the few places in America where "Memorial Day" does not automatically equal "barbecue" and "picnics," or worse: "mattress sale." The boys and I were able to visit Arlington National Cemetery in April while Dustin was working at the Pentagon. (As an aside, there are spectacul... more

Flying a Desk: Less Glamour, More Reality

Gridlock

Sarah Smiley

Dustin sent me an essay that our friend Frank wrote for the U.S. Navy War College website. "I spend my days sequestered in a dismal pooka only to churn out mindless reports of barely readable administrivia," Frank writes. "[At the end of the day], I proceed to my truck to enjoy at least an hour and a half of bumper-to-bumper traffic. ... I will be getting up at 0600 the next morning to repeat the rinse cycle I call duty in Washington, D.C." ... more

Caring for a Wounded Warrior? You're Fired!

Paulette Mason and her daughter, Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Stefanie Mason, on a Yellow Ribbon Fund outing to Gettysburg during Stefanie’s years of treatment at Walter Reed. Photo by Charles Lee

Military.com

Since 2001, nearly 50,000 military families have received the call that their loved one has been injured in Afghanistan or Iraq. Within hours, these family members have dropped everything in the rush to be by their injured servicemember's side in a faraway military hospital. They may be there a few months or a few years, sacrificing for their wounded warrior and their country. And for that, they’re fired. Paulette Mason was fired by email. W... more

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Win Cash for Kitchen Remodel (If I Don’t Win it First)

My kitchen sink up and left me. It got so sick of being permanently stained and rusty it took off to live with its equally disgusting partner, my disposal. So when I stroll into my kitchen, I am greeted now with the bare studs of my kitchen wall. Sad bits of plaster tinkling from the ... Continue Reading

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