I took this picture as a joke, but the more I thought about it the analogy seems appropriate. My body is a tank. I've been through so much, and yet I'm still here.
Tag: Camp Lejeune
End of An Era
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.
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.
So Long, Jacksonville
So Long, Jacksonville! I flew in for the first time EXACTLY five years ago today. I'm flying in for, likely, the last time. I was not immediately smitten, but I've grown to love it.
Homecoming
Six years. Three deployments. One homecoming. A week ago, Alex came home from his last deployment.