Reading Time: 3 minutes Veterans Memorial Museum Statue by Branson Convention and Visitors Bureau, used under Creative Commons license. Every year on Veterans Day in the U.S., we on GeekDad and GeekMom like to take a moment to remember our American veterans. We ordinarily deal with far less serious matters, but as many of […]
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Break out the Kleenex. Patricia shares her own military homecomings and features YouTube videos of some of the best ones to hit you right in the feels as a way to honor our veterans.
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While most of us know and love that “fangirl” or “fanboy” adrenaline rush when meeting a celebrity, I think I might have been the most excited at meeting a real American hero, Staff Sergeant Spencer Stone.
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Where we were in 9/11 have become such fixtures in our memories.
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GeekMom Patricia checks out Cuddle Clones, replica stuffed pets perfect for college kids and deployed military members.
Continue ReadingHappy Veteran’s Day! As it’s been mentioned many times before, I am a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. I have been serving as a meteorologist for the Air Force since Spring 1995, where I joined the active duty ranks right out of college. In January 2005, when my 2nd son was born, I […]
Continue ReadingA few days ago, my son Michael had the privilege of being the Master of Ceremonies at the Veterans Day Ceremony at his middle school, Caddo Middle Magnet. He did an excellent job, and I am very proud of him. Why did he get picked to do it? Because the person organizing knew that he […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, GeekMom Kathy recommended I contact one of her colleagues, children’s author Heather E. Schwartz, about reviewing her two books about women in the U.S. armed forces that were published earlier this year. She thought I’d be an appropriate candidate, not only as a military member myself, but because I have elementary-school aged […]
Continue ReadingUniversity of Phoenix is the United States’ largest private university. It has over 400,000 students split between a robust online learning program and 400 brick and mortar campuses. Through GeekMom, I have been offered the opportunity to take an online class (of my choosing) with UOPX and write about my experience. This post is part […]
Continue ReadingStarting today, we have a brand new sponsor, 5.11 Tactical. 5.11 Tactical makes products used by law enforcement, the military, and firefighters, and for anyone looking for durable, quality goods. They offer tactical equipment, clothing, uniforms, outerwear, footwear, eyewear, knives, and various kinds of gear. Their mission is to provide functional products that give a […]
Continue ReadingWhat happens when you cross two overachieving meteorologists who chose to join the Air Force — and happen to be in love? You put “Get Married” on your To Do List, in between dry cleaning, getting an oil change, and the oodles of military training trips the two of us had. We visited the trailer […]
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