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30th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon

March 15-18, 2019 A few months ago when Nate started teaching at Loyola he was given a list of upcoming events to prepare for, one of them being the Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, New Mexico. When we catch word of events, they go directly on to…

Captain, oh Captain!

    I have some good news today, and it completely has to do with my wonderful husband (and me, I suppose, if you count my excitement for him as good news!). The news:  Yesterday, Nathan was officially promoted to CAPTAIN! We were not entirely sure the promotion would even…

Military Ball Etiquette 2013

Ladies, ladies.  I’ve thought about this a lot, and I decided that I absolutely must write this for you, your husband/date, and everyone else in attendance to a military ball.  Please read this.  Women in the military are beginning to be recognized, which is exactly why I…

Iron Man 3, Military Spouse Appreciation, Step Out with the USO, and the Old Guard All Ranks Ball

It has been a crazy busy weekend for us. Thursday night we were given free premiere tickets for “Iron Man 3” at the Hoffman AMC in Alexandria, VA by the GI Film Festival, which was sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation.  The Gary Sinise Foundation had invited military…