Sights, sounds … from a day on post:
BOOOOM! – explosions on the ranges. Sometimes, even being far away from the ranges, the sounds of mortar fire carry anyway. It can be a little unnerving to hear that, hear the house shake in response and feel the trembling beneath your feet. For the first few weeks that I lived on an army post (Fort Knox) I would jump 50 feet in the air. Nowadays, I just listen to make sure nothing ..read morePosts Tagged ‘army-life’
Clarifications – Pt I
A few months ago, I made a rather cryptic blog post about my life. Back then, I felt a little … cute … blogging about being a military wife and I didn’t really want to expose myself too much. Things have changed somewhat for me – while I am still wary of being exposed, I realize that blogging about it is going to help me … and it just might help someone else who is dealing with some of the ..read more
Combat games and war games … off to war we go
Yesterday morning, I watched my husband get ready for his first day of “Road to war” training. As usual, he got into full uniform (ACUs they are called) and then grabbed his armor and put that on too. That armor is heavy as shit, let me tell you. When he first put it together, he allowed me to try and lift it and that was a total disaster – I don’t think I budged the thing 2 inches off the ..read more
