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The End of an Adventure – Marine Corps Retirement

Marine Corps Retirement Celebration in Joshua Tree National Park

April 11, 2018

The End of an Adventure – Marine Corps Retirement

When one adventure story ends, another story begins… As I sit down to write today, I can’t believe that 3 weeks have passed since we celebrated D’s Marine Corps career. After 23 years of moving every few years and putting down shallow roots wherever we were stationed, we will now be putting down permanent roots on our homestead. Life will be changing in so many ways that we still haven’t truly come to understand the significance of the end of this military adventure. Over the years, we’ve lived all over the United States, met some really cool people, and experienced…

History of Veterans Day

November 12, 2017

Heather L

History of Veterans Day

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

On this day, November 11, 2017, we say thank you to all of the veterans who honorably served our country. I would also like to say thank you to the family members who also served. A Brief History of Veterans Day Veterans Day is a U.S. legal holiday dedicated to American veterans. Each year on November 11th, Americans observe Veterans Day by paying tribute to all American veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a temporary cessation of hostilities was declared between the…

Happy 242nd Birthday Marines!

November 11, 2017

Heather L

Happy 242nd Birthday Marines!

Posted in Military Life

; A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS Seventy-Five years ago today, after months of fighting at Henderson Field and along Edson’s Ridge, Marines on Guadalcanal spent the night of 10 November 1942 planning and preparing. Although the Battle of Guadalcanal would continue for three more months, the plans laid on our Corps’ most sacred day became integral to the amphibious campaigns that followed. Success at Guadalcanal proved to be the turning point that ultimately paved the way for Allied victory in the Pacific. Those warriors defended their positions in brutal conditions against a formidable enemy – and…

Finding Beauty in the Storms of Life

October 13, 2017

Heather L

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Finding Beauty in the Storms of Life

Posted in Family, and Military Life

Beauty can be found all around us. There are times when you have to search a little harder to find that beauty. The storms of life can make it difficult to see the beauty, but it’s still there. A glimpse of sunlight through the clouds. A rainbow after a huge thunderstorm. A tiny green bud peeking out of a muddy, flooded area. As of late, my family has been in survival mode. We’ve been striving to find the beauty in the many storms that keep hitting us one after another. Ironically, the weather around us seems to be mimicking life.…

Happy 241st Birthday Marines!

November 10, 2016

Heather L

Happy 241st Birthday Marines!

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

Happy 241st Birthday Marines! Each year on or around 10 November, Marines gather in groups large and small to celebrate our history, honor the memory of those who have gone before us, and rekindle the bond that unites all generations of Marines. This year, we mark the 241st anniversary of our Corps—241 years of uncommon valor, innovation, and combat excellence. Marines, we are part of something bigger than any of us could imagine. Whether you fought in the battles of World War I, in the Pacific during World War II, in Korea or Vietnam, in Desert Shield or Desert Storm,…