Lakewood YMCA offers military spouses’ day out

Operation Gratitude kicks off 2012 Patriotic Drive

Melissa Renahan on March 20th, 2012 - Comments

"Our troops, their families and I are eternally grateful for your generosity. We are truly honored...and humbled...by your support," said Operation Gratitude founder Carolyn Blashek in an email.   Operation Gratitude, which was founded...

First Command’s Package Brigade sends care packages to troops

Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on March 14th, 2012 - Comments

When Vicky Rollins's brother, Lt. Col. Bill Greer, deployed to Iraq in 2003, she wished she could "send a little piece of home" with him. And she did. Rollins - an employee of First Command Financial Services Inc. - enlisted the help of a few...

New program provides recordable books to deployed Airmen

AFNS on November 7th, 2012 - Comments

Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services officials are sending more than 900 recordable children's books to learning resource centers at six deployed locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command's area of responsibility....

Send a salmon to the troops

Kim Thompson on November 9th, 2012 - Comments

Service members stationed overseas always appreciate a little treat from home. Thanks to a local business, troops are being treated to a taste from Washington: salmon. This is not just some salmon. In fact, it is lots of salmon. Made in...

Former Army wife catalogs struggle with husband’s PTSD

Melissa Renahan on November 29th, 2012 - Comments

A glimpse into someone else's life can often be enlightening, but, unfortunately, sometimes it can also be alarming. Blind Devotion, Survival of the Front Lines of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Addiction, a memoir by Sharlene Prinsen,...