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We move on | ApplePieMom's Blog
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It’s a new month. And now it’s over two months since Elemndorf AFB lost Capt Jeffrey Hill and three other beloved airmen in the crash of Sitka 43 on July 28th. My son was in Capt Hill’s Squadron, the 517th Firebirds. They were friends. Capt Hill was the second of my son’s friends to die in less than a year. This past week, Gary Sinese, the very pro-military actor, unveiled a model C-17. As a memorial to the four airmen who died in the crash. Responses to “We move on”. Feed for this Entry. 8221; He replie...
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Author Archive for Jane Payfer. I hate our “celebrity” culture, the one that exalts the “ glitterati. 8221; who have contributed nothing, let me say that again, NOTHING, of significance or substance to our society. I’m not talking about our collective fascination with who’s in or who’s out on American Idol. I get that. That’s just fun. My tolerance for them has evaporated, especially these days. These days, I am surrounded by everyday American heroes. This one was different. Britta Grace Johnson. The fai...
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He’s back. | ApplePieMom's Blog
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Thank you God, he’s back. Sure, there are lots of adjustments. He’s been changed deeply by this experience, there’s no question or doubt about that. In no way should these words seem to diminish what he’s gone through, the enormity of what he’s seen and participated in. We’ll get to that later. Right now, that doesn’t matter. Right now what matters is the look on his face as he teaches his baby nephew how to scoot along the floor, pushing off his hands. Responses to “He’s back.”. Feed for this Entry.
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2010 Update so far: Corrie’s Married, Brent’s Engaged, and I’ve got Thyroid Cancer | ApplePieMom's Blog
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2010 Update so far: Corrie’s Married, Brent’s Engaged, and I’ve got Thyroid Cancer. I got you, didn’t I. It’s kind of strange. You say “Cancer” and every one freezes. I call it “Junior Varsity” cancer (JVC). Or cancer lite. It’s one of the most treatable, cure-able cancers one can be lucky enough to have. They yank most, if not all, of your thyroid out. Seems pretty straightforward to me. My only beef is that I’d like them to yank it out of me sooner, rather than later. Even the blessing of JVC. Response...
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When you least expect it. . . | ApplePieMom's Blog
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When you least expect it. . . While my son was in Afghanistan, the pro US Military Twitter world, an ether community, provided a level of support that exceeded any expectation I could possibly have had, helping me get through an immensely challenging time. One of the exceptional “tweeters” was ArmyMom101 – a woman by the name of Virginia Rice who lives in Illinois. And then, we saw a tweet that said her son was in a motorcycle accident, with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). When we least expect it, our li...
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Home Free | ApplePieMom's Blog
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We’re allowing ourselves to feel a little better each day, as we’re counting down with less than 3 weeks before our son is out of Afghanistan and three days until he’s back safely inside the base at Bagram Airfield. The prayers of multitudes have been answered: I thank each of you who have shared this effort over these months. He’s physically in one piece, and by all interactions, seems to be handling the various stresses of this counter-insurgency, this deployment, reasonably well. E base, in Alaska.
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Everyday American Heroes | ApplePieMom's Blog
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I hate our “celebrity” culture, the one that exalts the “ glitterati. 8221; who have contributed nothing, let me say that again, NOTHING, of significance or substance to our society. I’m not talking about our collective fascination with who’s in or who’s out on American Idol. I get that. That’s just fun. My tolerance for them has evaporated, especially these days. These days, I am surrounded by everyday American heroes. I’m blessed to work among such people. I’m humbled by their resilience. The faith and...
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A (not-so) simple case of incorrect political correctness | ApplePieMom's Blog
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A (not-so) simple case of incorrect political correctness. According to Wikipedia,. Political correctness in the United States dates back to 1793, but gained a general understanding in the American political scene in the 1960s. In the spirit of the 60’s, it’s time for “political correctness” to start slip, sliding away. I’ve had enough. I can’t take it anymore. Think about it a minute. The shootings were not “. Asserted to be true or to exist”. It is a fact they existed. This is truth. The word alleged i...