Thankfully the rain held out so we could enjoy Memorial Day. The ceremony held at East Washington Park Cemetery was a beautifully planned ceremony by Bert Petigrove of Flanner & Buchanan.
As Tim said in his speech, “As a combat veteran, this Memorial Day means more to my family and I than ever. [...]
We are looking forward to a special Memorial Day celebration tomorrow. The day will not pass without a great deal of reflection on the past year, and the sacrifices that so many soldiers make to protect our freedom.
For the first time, I thought about the MEDEVAC unit that took over for Tim’s unit last [...]
Tim and I found ourselves incredibly moved on Thursday evening when we attended a musical performance by the second grade at Briggs’ school. It was entitled, A is for America based on the book written by Lynne Cheney. The theme seemed perfectly planned given Tim’s recent arrival home which included fifteen patriotic songs, [...]
Happy Birthday Stacy (aka Stacy the Great, Aunt Stacy and Ninny)!
I have found it nearly impossible to adequately thank Stacy enough for her support during Tim’s deployment. Her move from New Jersey to Indiana was a dream come true. After years of living on either coast paving her way in a successful [...]
Click here to view a nicely article written by the editor of our local paper, the Zionsville Sentinel, called “A Soldier Returns Home.”
We have been reunited for one week. And while we have relished being together again, there is something to be said about the term we heard often from the military…REINTEGRATION.
I found myself lacking the GPS coordinates to give to Tim when explaining the directions to Briggs’ baseball practice. Then, I actually heard him [...]