Remembering 9/11 It’s the question that all of us who lived through that day ask every time we talk about that day, isn’t it? All of us who were old enough to remember, know EXACTLY where we were and what we were doing. I was putting my hair up in a bun and […]
That time a Camel Spider attacked me on a deployment – Memorial Day
“Ewwww!” I squealed! Please tell me those are not also in Qatar? “Oh I am sure they are!” laughed my friend Ryan, who was showing me pictures of giant spiders documented by soldiers in Iraq. Darn him for showing us those pictures. “Lemme see!” my friend Alicia piped in. We both squirmed as we looked […]
Remember 9/11
Remember 9/11 I will never forget. I had only been on active duty 7 months. All of a sudden war was a possibility. All of our lives changed that day as Americans. Never again would life seem as “simple” to us. I was lucky not to have lost anyone close to me on that day, […]
