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    My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move

    March 11, 2014 /

    So you have orders.  Your military-family is once again PCSing.  The children have been told and there is excitement, worry, dare I even say some anger?  A mixed ball of emotion from your grade-school children.  Emotions they can’t quite vocalize.  Feelings that are all jumbled up inside.  Tension that you can see in their eyes, their shoulders, down to their toes.  I know.  I have been that child. I recently reached out to Lori Woodring, Ph.D., when I read she put together a workbook for children ages five to eleven titled, “My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move“.  (Pretty darn perfect title if I do say so myself.)  Wow, there…

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    Veterans Day 2013 Meals, Deals & Support

    October 15, 2013 /

    Veterans Day 2013 is less then a month away and it is time to acknowledge the companies that will take the time to appreciate our deserving US Veterans. National Meals, Deals and Support: Many of these Restaurants and Businesses are Franchises and Participation may vary.  Be sure to call ahead to insure they are participating. Applebees (meal) on Monday, November 11th during business hours will give Veterans and Active Duty service members a signature entrée.  (Participating locations only, identification required – see their website for list of supporting documents) Bar Louie (meal) is offering a lunch or dinner on Louie for all Veterans & Active Duty on Monday, November 11th.  (Up…

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    Universities that Support our Veterans

    July 10, 2013 /

    I read a recent article about two universities that ‘get it’. Rutgers University and the University of Arizona; The Lumina Foundation highlighted them in their recent magazine, you can read more here: Lumina Foundation Features Two Colleges for Their Work Serving Student Veterans; America Needs More Vets with Degrees to Meet Attainment Needs Just think, only three years ago Rutgers didn’t have any type of Veterans Program and now they are receiving national recognition.  It goes to show you don’t have to jump through hoops to make it happen you just need to make a plan and stick to it! I love support like this for our Veterans and I certainly…

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    “Welcome to Stagecoach”

    April 26, 2013 /

    A quick introduction to our MilitaryAvenue guest blogger.  Mike Liguori is a Marine veteran and we are excited to share his coverage for MilitaryAvenue of Stagecoach.   He is doing tweets, Facebook posts and blogs for us during this fun event!  Be sure to follow along on some great stories about the performers and military supporters at “Stagecoach”. Today was quite the day for me. I barely have been able to sleep due to the overwhelming excitement of covering the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. You think after not getting the consistency of a good night’s sleep I would be dead tired today. Well folks, you are wrong. I am actually…

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    Are You Ready for the Army Reserve? Or, Is Your Soldier Ready for the Army Reserve?

    August 10, 2012 /

    Are you a soldier’s spouse, ready for something knew, fewer deployments, going back to school or maybe your soldier sees civilian employment on the horizon? Or are you a soldier that realizes the value of service, enjoy your Army buddies, ready to go home but want to remain a part of the Army? Or maybe uncertain financial times might make a part time check appealing while you get your feet on the ground? Major General Thurgood speaking at AMVETS conventionMilitaryAvenue had the unique opportunity to talk with someone who cares about these soldiers and their families! Army Reserve Major General Keith Thurgood is Deputy Commanding General (Support) and Chief of…

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    “Eat. Live. Give.” Five Point Snacks is “Giving Back” to the Military Community.

    August 3, 2012 /

    Some folks just “get it”. They understand that the military community gives and sacrifices a lot to protect this country and its citizens. When you find folks like that you just want to give them a big hug or at least say thank you! MilitaryAvenue’s Col K had a great discussion with one of those individuals yesterday! Alan Blum, is the founder of Five Point Snacks and he talked about their Airmen Popcorn, GI Crunches, Sailor Knots and other snacks and why they were giving 5 cents for each bag sold to one of our favorite military support organizations, the Bob Woodruff Foundation. He described a “sense of need for…

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    The Marines Invaded Cleveland

    June 18, 2012 /

    and the people loved them. The people of Cleveland were in for a treat this past week. It was Marine Week! 800 Marines came to town to give the people of northeast Ohio a small taste of “OORAH!” My boys climbed inside an amphibious assault vehicle.  They tried on a helmet.  They felt the weight of a vest.  They climbed up onto the gunner’s turret and sat in the driver’s seat as well.  They were amazed that this “tank” could go on land and in water. We watched the Marine Corp Band based out of Quantico perform right outside of Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians  We sang along to some great music, tapped our foot to the beat and enjoyed the men in uniform behind…

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    6th Annual Milbloggies Nominations

    April 17, 2012 /

    Honor, Respect, Pride Great descriptions of our soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, coasties and, yes, families. At this moment it also humbly describes us, our blog, ‘Our Letters to You’, a military family blog: honored, respected and we are very proud. We are honored! Our ‘Military-Family Blog’ has been nominated as one of the Top 10 Blogs for US Military Support by Military.com. That is what we are all about; supporting you, the military family.  Would you head over and vote for us, ‘Military-Family Blog’? (Under Best U.S. Military Supporter Blog Nominations) There are a lot of awesome blogs in many different categories.  A lot of stories to be told and support to be…

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    Operation Purple Camp and your Military Child

    March 21, 2012 /

    Flashlights, extra socks, money for the Canteen, shoes that can get dirty, a bar of soap (that may or may not ever get used), a sleeping bag… all the makings of great memories, new friends, growing older.  My nine-year old is registered for a week long summer camp.  His first time away for an entire week, away from home, away from family, away from /mom/.  (Emphasis made my mom herself) Can I tell you how excited he is?  He is pumped!Operation Purple Camp is accepting applications.  If you have a military-brat between ages 7 and 17 jump at this chance.  They are accepting applications from now through April 19th.  This is a great chance…

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    Facebook Lists & Military Support

    March 10, 2012 /

    Have you heard of Facebook’s new list feature? Facebook lists are a great way of consolidating different groups of related information.  You can create your own or subscribe to other public lists.  This is a great way to stay informed and that is certainly one of MilitaryAvenue’s goals.  Helping the military family stay Informed and Empowered: If you would like to empower, educate and stay informed be sure to subscribe to one or more of these lists:Military & Family Empowerment – General Military Facebook pages like United Through Reading, Flat Daddies, The Commissary, Department of Defense and more.  Subscribe today: Simply click on the link and then click on Subscribe in…

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