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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Attack! An Alaskan Adventure
I was twelve years old when I faced death for the first time. It was the summer of 2001, and the sun sweltered down on the Alaskan tundra more than twenty hours out of the day. I had only been living … Continue reading
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ID Cards
I have had an ID card since I was 10 years old. It’s a right of passage to military kids, something akin to getting a driver’s license (at least, in a 10 year old’s mind it is). You can use … Continue reading
An Honor to be a Military Child
Being a military child is hard because you move so often. I have moved 7 times and lived in three different countries. But the thing I like about it is I have traveled the world, by the time I was … Continue reading
Blogging for Build A Bear!
Hey everyone out there in cyberland – Build a Bear Workshop has donated stacks of coupons and Buildabearville.com Bear Bills to the Military Kids Blog! So, if you or someone you know wants a couple coupons – just submit a … Continue reading
Pitching In
My freshman year of college, my mom was very sick with an undiagnosed ailment for several months. She had been sick on and off all summer leading up to my going to college, but she seemed fine when they dropped … Continue reading
Why the U.S. Fights in Afghanistan
The President Must Decide If More Troops Should Be Sent to Country Where 9/11 Terrorists Trained Tuesday, October 6, 2009 For a few years, you’ve heard a lot about the war in Iraq. But recently, there has been a lot … Continue reading