Week in Review: Week of May 16 – 22 (Military News) #MilitaryMon

Popular Articles for the week of May 16 through 22 on

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MilitaryAvenue.com Special: PCS Central: We all know how hard it is to pick up the family and move them to a new duty station! We have a wide variety of resources for you here on MilitaryAvenue.com. Here is a directory of articles & MilitaryAvenue.com categories offering military discounts related to PCSing. This is just a small selection of what MilitaryAvenue.com has to offer you. …
The Reason for Memorial Day: Simple but very powerful video. …
Christmas in May: My boys, *C* and *E*, got a ‘Butterfly Feeder’ for Christmas from my brother and sister-in-law. Kind of one of those presents the boys opened up and thought, well this is nice but it is not plastic, bulky and breakable with lots of small pieces… ok maybe not their exact thought … but is the general thoughts of me as they open gifts upon gifts at that time of year.   I put the feeder away with my ‘Spring home-decor’ in the basement and last month pulled it out and put it in on a shelf to wait for a warmer day. We set it out today. …
Cyclists Refuse to Leave Teammate Behind: The Warrior Games cycling competition, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy here in a May snow shower yesterday, would have daunted the toughest of professional cyclists, but not wounded, ill and injured servicemembers. They battled their way through freezing temperatures and slippery roads, persevering in the midst of extreme pain, and even stopped to help each other along the way. …
What are You doing Memorial Day weekend?: We just celebrated Military Spouse Day last week and the whole month is military appreciation month and it appropriately ends with the Memorial Day weekend. We should be so thankful as a Nation for those who serve and protect and those who died doing so!  …
Second-tier Entitlement and VA Loans:  Veterans and active duty military with a VA Home Loan might be surprised to know that they can qualify to purchase a home with a second VA Loan based on what’s called their Second-Tier Entitlement.  While there’s plenty to know about the VA Loan for those just looking to use it the first time, there’s a dearth of information about using two VA Loans simultaneously. …