Deployment Books for Spouses

Military Spouse Magazine

Married to the Military: A Survival Guide for Military Wives, Girlfriends, and Women in Uniform

Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families

While They're At War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront

Separated By Duty, United In Love

Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families

Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives
This is the book that the Lifetime television series 'Army Wives' is based off of.

Homefires: War Through The Eyes Of A Military Wife





Military Magazines
'Military Family' Books
Other Deployment Related Books

Care Package Online Shopping

Go care package shopping!

Individually wrapped food items come in handy for deployed soldiers as they stay fresh longer and can be shared easier. Here's just a few care package ideas!

Powdered/instant drinks
Individually wrapped snacks
Ramen noodles (hot commodity!)
Beef jerky
Toiletries
Handheld games
Batteries
Handwritten letters/cards
Photos

Visit this site for tons more.

Wednesday Hero - Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia prepare a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop mission Jan. 14 to deliver humanitarian supplies to coalition forces in Afghanistan.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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2008 Monthly Budget Spreadsheet

Here's a (very basic) 2008 budget spreadsheet available for download for personal use that I made. Hope it helps someone!


Click here to view/try it out.

Click here to download for free.

Wednesday's Hero - Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus

Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus
28 years old from Wolf Creek, Montana
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
July 29, 2006


Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus was the nephew of Montana Senator Max Baucus. He joined the corps in 2002 and was sent to Iraq in March of 2005.

Cpl. Baucus was killed alongside fellow Marines Sgt. Christian Williams, 27 yrs old from Winter Haven, Fla. and Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19 yrs old from Clovis, Calif. during combat operations in Al Anbar province.

"Phillip was an incredible person, a dedicated Marine, a loving son and husband, and a proud Montanan and American," Sen. Baucus said. "He heroically served the country he loved and he gave it his all."


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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