*I did it – I manage to escape the house for 1 whole week to attend the Military Order of the Purple Heart Convention. I miraculously finished all my “to do” list, hired a babysitter to fill the voids and packed everything in 1 suitcase!!!! Yes, 8 pairs of shoes plus running shoes, a formal …
I’m so honored that Soldiers’ Angels is sending me to the 77th Annual Convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) in Rogers, AK this week. The Lady’s Auxillary will also be hosting their convention to coincide with this one. I’m looking forward to hanging with 2 very special Angels as well – …
I give myself an A+ in effort for pulling together a creative radio show each week. This week will not disappoint. I’ll be opening up with a sparring match discussion between TSO from This Ain’t Hell an Sergeant Selena Coppa from the Iraq Veterans Against War IVAW. Then I’ll be joined by my friend Frank …
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Update: This post at Blackfive clears up any misconceptions about this. It just means it is banned from the military computers. I am very saddened by this and think it is a BAD idea!!! Here is the Marine document and a story by Wired. Make policies for social networking OPSEC concerns – not ban. This …
Don’t miss my show on healthcare with special guest, Steve Scalise. Podcast is here!
“I was hoping my plane would never land so I could finish it in one sitting. Homefront is an amazing novel of unique relationships and the personal struggles of one woman during her husband’s deployment. The character development is what sucks you in from the first page to the last!” Go buy this book by …
I still have so much to write about my DC trip. However, I’m trying to spend some quality time with the whole fam damily this week, so blogging will be light. ANGEL HUGS!!!
If you are on Twitter – please add #militarymon to all your tweets today. Will write more later. Still have so much to write about my DC trip. Promise to write more later!!!
It is Saturday morning and I’m sitting in my room in Club Quarters having some coffee and thinking about how to write and do justice to my experiences thus far on this trip. Thursday Night: I arrive at the hotel around 9:30 and as I’m passing to hit the elevator, hear the distinct voice of …
Marvin – everyone’s favorite bartender and I took this pic this morning. I’m blogging to you from the top of the Hotel Monteleone in the hospitality suite. The view of the mighty Mississippi Rive is breathtaking up here. My tummy is full from a breakfast sponsored by Van Gogh Vodka and I can’t believe I …
Revving up for Tales of the Cocktail and the opportunity to be a co-chair of a blogger get-together for Ford motors kind of just fell from the sky. Free dinner for 4 blogging friends at Mandina’s on Sunday night (I’ll be recovering from Tales – uh oh), test drive the Ford Taurus, blog about it …
Listen live on Saturday 9:00-10:00 AM Central Time AM 690 New Orleans or live from your computer on WIST Call in number 888-880-WIST This will be my first year attending Tales of the Cocktail, here is my previous post on it. I’ll be Tweeting @kissmygumbo and sharing my experiences on Facebook and this blog (drinking …
Cpl. Reynold Armand 21 years old from Rochester, New York 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force August 7, 2007
Update: For everyone involved in the contest mentioned on point #6 – good luck and have fun. 1. Who is @kissmygumbo? My name is Greta Perry and I’m just some 41 yo stoopid housewife (hate that word – but I never sit on the couch and eat bon-bons), mom of 3 who supports the troops …
Got this from here FYI – yes it is probably photoshopped- but still hysterical c/p at Hooah Wife