The Wait for the End of the War
The colors have been cased in Iraq. The mission is almost over. The last troopers are heading home in a few days time to please Lord, make it home for Christmas. This Christmas, regardless of whether...
View ArticleHome Coming
It is the end of the day. All I have to do now is go to sleep and wake up and we’ll be rushing to Fort Hood to pick up my husband from his 4th and final homecoming from Iraq. I have no idea where the...
View ArticleAll Soldiers Have Not Served With Honor
Folks, I’m a fan of Support Our Troops. I am truly grateful that the nation has supported soldiers and our military brethren despite opposing the war. That is a good thing, a thing that our brothers...
View ArticleThe Soldier as Hero and Monster
All the talk in the media lately about Soldiers and PTSD got me thinking about why the media is so quick to jump in and find any link to deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan as an excuse for criminal...
View ArticleNew York Times At War Blog
I wrote a piece for the New York Times At War blog through Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. I hope you’ll swing over and check it out. http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/author/jessica-scott/
View ArticleSometimes, The Relief is So Strong, It’s Crushing
Last night my husband and I attended his battalion ball. You can check out the snark and sarcasm on twitter under the hashtag #tweetsfromtheball if you’re that interested but all in all, it was a...
View ArticleWITA: It’s Not That Big A Deal
Today marks the day that women are “officially” allowed in the maneuver battalions. I’m not going to re-hash the long trail of tears over how we got to this day: the short version is this is a good...
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Memories
Worrell lived across the hall from us in Korea. We were all assigned to Suwon Airbase and Worrell worked for my husband in the warehouse. He was full of good idea fairies. He swore up and down that you...
View ArticleWelcome Back 90s Army
It seems there is always time for nostalgia when it comes to the Army of yesterday. The 80s Army looks back on the Vietnam Army, the 90s Army on the pre-stress card Army of the 80s. The OIF/OEF Army...
View ArticleReadiness at Risk: Proposed Changes to Military Medical Care
Tweet There’s been a lot of traffic the past few days about the proposed changes to military retirement. I’ve been sitting on this post for a while because, well, don’t blog/tweet while angry. Because...
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