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Here’s Why You Should Marry Him, MilSo

Dear Military Spouse To Be: Just like a woman awaiting to give birth for the first time, you aren’t truly ready for military life. You can’t possibly know how much your heart can love, and conversely, how much it can ache. Recently one of my favorite...

Published Thu, May 28 2015 5:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Poll: Paycheck Worries Scare Away Vacation?

Budget cuts. Paycheck squabbles. Downsizing. Unpredictable deployment schedule. … Summer vacation? With school on the verge of getting out for the year (or already out in some places) many military families are counting down the days to that magical...

Published Wed, May 27 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family, Poll

Annual Free Museum Program Now Open

If you’re looking for a fun way to spend some of the hotter days of summer, you’re going to really love the annual Blue Star Museums program. Now in its sixth year, the program works with museums in all 50 states, D.C., Peurto Rico and Guam...

Published Tue, May 26 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Memorial Day: Take Time to Remember

On Memorial Day we set aside time as a nation to remember those who fell in service to our country. “We will never forget,” we say, and yet for almost every day of the year the truth is that we get caught up in the mundane details of our lives...

Published Mon, May 25 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Why Do We Keep Deploying? There Is No Answer

My kids and I just took my husband to the airport for a yet another deployment. We dropped him off the curb. There was no ceremony, no send off, no acknowledgement that we were about to, yet again, embark on The Unhappy Days. But we knew — even...

Published Sat, May 23 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Deployment

To My Civilian Friends on Memorial Day

Dear Civilian Friend, I have to tell you something about Memorial Day. You’re doing it wrong. Now don’t get upset – I know you have big plans. I’ve seen your patriotic barbecue board on Pinterest, and that flag cake really is spiffy. But the thing...

Published Fri, May 22 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Military Life

Commissary Bakeries, Delis to Reopen

The bakery and deli sections at 44 stateside commissaries will be back in business by the end of June, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) officials announced May 20. The sections had shuttered abruptly in February and March when DeCA fired the current contract...

Published Thu, May 21 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, commissary

Here’s When Your Commissary Will Get Wi-Fi

If you’re a heavy mobile Wi-Fi user or you like to download coupons while shopping, you’re probably pretty happy that the commissary system is working to join us all in the 21st century by adding Wi-Fi to their stateside stores. Commissaries...

Published Wed, May 20 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, commissary

Widow: Honor the Lost by Serving the Living

The first few years following my sweet husband’s death, I would not have been capable of doing this project. It was too raw and too close. The pain needed the covering of time and distance. What I needed was the desire to change how this day made...

Published Tue, May 19 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Name a Service Puppy, Honor a Service Member

Parents, spouses and friends of fallen troops often tell me that their biggest fear is that their loved one will be forgotten. There is something powerful about just saying their names, about just pausing to remember, and they fear people will eventually...

Published Mon, May 18 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Making Sure His Loss Was Not Empty

Although Dunn may have died, his legacy has not. I have made perpetuating his memory his my mission. As long as people remember Lance Cpl. Kielin Terrell Dunn his loss will have not been in vain. I am Dunn’s mother. The organization TAPS, the Tragedy...

Published Sat, May 16 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Marriage & Family

Poll: Easy Gun Purchases for all MilSpouses?

A bill proposed this month by a congressman from Virginia would make it significantly easier for military spouses to purchase guns, regardless of where they live or where they claim residency. Right now active duty service members can purchase a gun in...

Published Thu, May 14 2015 1:22 PM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

Why Memorial Day Isn’t For You

For those of you in uniform, there’s an easy test to determine if “Memorial Day” is for you: are you currently reading this article? If you answered “yes,” then you and your family may wish to hold the (much deserved) self...

Published Thu, May 14 2015 5:34 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Our Favorite Quotes From D.C. MilSpouse Week

So you couldn’t be in Washington, D.C. the week of May 3 for all the military spouse hoopla? That’s OK. Because we’ve got a rundown of our favorite quotes just for you. As the head of Military.com’s spouse and family content I...

Published Wed, May 13 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News, Quotes

DoD Start Advertising Family Help On Private Sites

The Defense Department will soon begin advertising military family resources on privately owned websites, a top DoD official announced May 7. “It’s new that DoD is letting us engage in digital strategies and targeted outreach,” said...

Published Tue, May 12 2015 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ.com

Filed under: Spouse & Family News

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Here’s Why You Should Marry Him, MilSo

Poll: Paycheck Worries Scare Away Vacation?

Annual Free Museum Program Now Open

Memorial Day: Take Time to Remember

Why Do We Keep Deploying? There Is No Answer

To My Civilian Friends on Memorial Day

Commissary Bakeries, Delis to Reopen

Here’s When Your Commissary Will Get Wi-Fi

Widow: Honor the Lost by Serving the Living

Name a Service Puppy, Honor a Service Member

Making Sure His Loss Was Not Empty

Poll: Easy Gun Purchases for all MilSpouses?

Why Memorial Day Isn’t For You

Our Favorite Quotes From D.C. MilSpouse Week

DoD Start Advertising Family Help On Private Sites