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Sixteen years is a long time. That’s how far the photo of my husband — looking slim and fit in his Marine Reserve uniform — goes back. Today, he’s about 100 pounds heavier, so it was understandable when my friend’s son asked who it was. “That’s my father,” my daughter told him. Looking at my…

Having helped prepare the annual budget for my unit of the Seventh Army Special Troops in Heidelberg, Germany, I took the report to the office of the adjutant, who signs all official papers. The adjutant was not in, but his assistant, a young lieutenant, was. He gasped as I handed him the huge sheaf of…

After being at sea in the Persian Gulf for 90 straight days, I went to the squadron command master chief to complain. “Chief, I joined the Navy to see the world,” I said, “but for the past three months all I’ve seen is water.” “Lieutenant,” he replied, “three-quarters of the earth is covered with water,…

To mail a big package of cookies to my two Air Force sons, both of whom were serving in Saudi Arabia, I was required to attach a label describing the contents. I carefully marked the box “Cookies” and sent it off, but after a month my sons said they had yet to receive my package.…
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