It's an end of an era. With DD 214 in hand, Alex is leaving the Marines to go home for good today. It may not officially be a military love-story, but there's love and it's a story. The Sergeant is done.
Couch Potatoes
Beau and I are great at being couch potatoes. Since I work from home, we get to do it probably a lot more than most people.... Life is ruff!!! But someone has to be a stay-at-home dog mom!
11… Signs I Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Military [Dudes]
It's been six years of being actively military adjacent. I have some opinions and feelings about the whole situation. Love my USMC even when they irritate me. Boy do they irritate me a lot. I'm talking about everything from balls to deployments to family day to the [fucking] VA.
New Bern, North Carolina: Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola
New Bern, North Carolina is one of the cutest towns I've ever seen. Not only is it the second oldest town in NC, it's the Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola. Everything about the town makes it absolutely worth the day trip!
Thank You For My Service by Mat Best
Thank You For My Service by Mat Best is one of the better military memoirs I've read. He's a badass, I guess... I think he would've been cooler as a Marine, though. I'm not biased. As military adjacent, I like reading up on military nonfiction/memoirs, but as a critic, I'm wary because I've read some racist bullshit masquerading as a war memoir. I was surprised be this one and kept giggling by Best's turn of phrase.
Escape from Paris by Stephen Harding
Escape from Paris by Stephen Harding tells the unlikely story of how a German stronghold in the center of Paris became the safest place to hide American refugees.