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Oct 28, 2022

MIGHTY 25: Former military kid and Commanders Coach Ron Rivera still bleeds Army green

Long before Ronald “Ron” Rivera would play in and win a Super Bowl or become NFL Coach of the Year, he was an Army brat. It led to a life…

BYJessica Manfre

Oct 28, 2022

BYJessica Manfre

Oct 28, 2022

MIGHTY 25: NFL player and military kid Andrew Beck scores big on giving back

Known for his skills on the green turf as a fullback for the Denver Broncos, Andrew Beck was first an Army kid and it built the foundation for everything. “I…

BYJessica Manfre

Oct 28, 2022

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 6, 2021

This vet’s son made an app to help with his PTSD nightmares

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be caused by a myriad of traumatic events like car crashes and losing a baby during childbirth. However, combat has brought PTSD to the forefront…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 6, 2021

BYMilitary Families Magazine

Nov 5, 2020

Talented military child finds purpose and resiliency through cooking

“Mom, I just picked a few basil leaves from my garden to add to the pasta frittata that I’m making for dinner tonight,” 12-year-old Maria Francesca tells her mother Sofia,…

BYMilitary Families Magazine

Nov 5, 2020

BYMilitary Spouse

May 21, 2020

Why I’m strong: How one military daughter feels about deployment

The day my dad left for deployment brought me hard feelings – feelings that were hard for me to process. The thought of him being in harms way made me afraid. Knowing how much I would miss him made be unbelievably sad. All that I knew for sure is …

BYMilitary Spouse

May 21, 2020

BYAmanda Huffman

Apr 29, 2020

Why dandelions are the official flower of military kids

The dandelion is the flower of the military child and when I learned this, as a military parent, I was disappointed. Why would they pick such an ugly flower (or is it a weed?) to represent military kids? When I looked at dandelions, I saw the proble…

BYAmanda Huffman

Apr 29, 2020

BYRheanna Bernard

Apr 29, 2020

4 reasons military brats are superior human beings

It can be hard to be anyone that is military-connected. Long hours, uncertain travel plans, deployment, bootcamp, cancelling everything…MREs; but military kids somehow manage to navigate the life much better than most adults. What I noticed after …

BYRheanna Bernard

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary Spouse

Apr 29, 2020

Getting accepted into a military academy as a military kid

Dignity, Loyalty, Disciple, Integrity, and Perseverance. These are just a few of the values that are placed upon the hillside of Trophy Point, at the United States Military Academy. Seen engraved in the history going back to 1845 at the Un…

BYMilitary Spouse

Apr 29, 2020