This essential guide for all military families provides helpful advice and reassurance on topics ranging from boot camp, to deployment, to PTSD, from a former "Army brat" turned mother of four military kids. When you enlist in the United States military, you don't just sign up for duty; you also commit your loved ones to lives of service all their own. No one knows this better than Elaine Brye, an "Army brat" turned military wife and the mother of four officers-one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. For more than a decade she's endured countless teary goodbyes, empty chairs at Thanksgiving dinners, and sleepless hours waiting for phone calls in the night. She's navigated the complicated tangle of emotions that are part and parcel of life as a military mother. Be Safe, Love Mom braids together Elaine's own personal experiences with those of fellow parents she's met along the way. She offers gentle guidance and hard-earned wisdom on topics ranging from that first anxious goodbye to surrendering all control of your child, from finding comfort in the support of the military community and the healing power of faith to coping with the enormous sacrifices life as a military mother requires. With hard-to-come-by information and encouragement that is like advice from a wise and trusted friend, Be Safe, Love Mom is an essential handbook to membership in a strong and special sisterhood.
Do you need someone encouraging you, especially when you are learning to let go of your child to military service? How about when they are difficult places or in harm's way? Do you feel stressed or worried? You are not alone. Elaine Brye and Army Mom Strong have combined their efforts to create a powerful, emotional and inspirational pictorial book of encouragement and support for military moms of all branches. The authors are veteran military moms who have supported many moms through the challenges that come with sending a child into harm's way. "The Heart of a Military Mom" gives you valuable insights to help you to stand strong in the face of fear and on the home front. It is the first in a series of supportive books to inspire you to create a more fulfilling journey as a military mom.
"Military Fly Moms is a stupendous collection of true stories by women who shared the same two dreams - becoming a military aviator, and being a mom. These stories and their accompanying photographs weave a beautiful tapestry, passing on a lasting legacy to inspire future generations to reach for their dreams." -- cover
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
As your read Military Mom on a Mission you will discover the journey of a mother and her family as her son returned from the Iraqi war. She was completely excited when her son returned with all his body parts, however, little did she know PTSD was lurking within the walls of her son's mind. The story unfolds taking you on this journey as every detail of the experience you feel. The confusion, excitement, loneliness, anger, frustration and many other emotions as you read along. Million Heir-Williams not only tells the good, the bad and the ugly she provides families of those who have been deployed a guideline how to obtain the proper help needed once your loved one returns to American soil. She provides templates of letters that can be utilized to help anyone seeking the desperate help that is needed during that gruesome time of your life. It is imperative that you read and pass along the critical information provided to our American citizens and their loved ones returning. Million Heir-Williams was born in Glen Cove, New York. At the age of twenty, she moved to Los Angeles, California, where she worked in management for Kaiser Permanente for twenty years. In 2004, she moved to Onslow County, North Carolina to become a co-owner of a family-owned and operated business. To complete the circle, Million moved back to California in 2018 with her husband, Dr. Stephen J. Williams. They reside in Lancaster with their two fur babies. They share a blended family of eight children and fifteen grandchildren.
Military ways can be enigmatic, resulting in an alien world where acronyms often replace words and where “1330” is a time of day. Add to that, the Navy is not only military, it is nautical, which adds centuries of sea-going terminology and practices to the confusion. While the young men and women who sign on to become sailors in the United States Navy receive extensive indoctrination and training, their parents do not. As their sons and daughters are becoming uniformed, the parents remain uninformed. This book is both a translation manual and a cultural guide to their son’s or daughter’s chosen new world. Alongside chapters covering uniforms, ranks, ships, and aircraft, are explanations and guidance as to what to expect when their child first joins the Navy, the many benefits their sailor will enjoy, and what families should bring and do when visiting their sailors in their new and somewhat alien world. Designed to be an easy read as well as a useful reference work, The Parent’s Guide to the U.S. Navy is essential reading for those parents whose children have chosen to “go down to the sea in ships.
4 Standalone Short Stories With No Cliffhanger Rescue Halah Hussein was valuable, but not to her father. She’d escaped him to study in the United States. She made the mistake of coming home to visit after her mother and sisters said he’d mellowed. As soon as she walked in the front door, her father tied her to a chair and prepared to execute her. He said she’d become a harlot by keeping company with non-believers. A phone caller interrupted her death. A Sheik wanted her for himself and would pay her father real money. Halah had hope. While in the United States, she’d agreed to work with the CIA. They kept track of her. The CIA called SEAL Team 13. John Steele was the newest member of the SEAL team. He found life hard because he’d lost his fiancée in a car accident, and he felt dead inside. Could John and the SEAL team find the Sheik and rescue Halah? Would John find a way to move on? Charmed by the Seal Lexi Concordia had a rough childhood growing up only to be married to a very angry Michael Sommers. Being divorced gave her a new outlook as her career started to soar. But, getting rid of Michael wasn’t that easy since no one could have her if he couldn’t. Stressed, Lexi and her son, Gunner, took a vacation to the Bahamas without seeking Michael’s approval, knowing full well that she would have to figure how to calm him down about it when she returned. Ryan Norm was a Navy SEAL Officer on a secret mission when the sexy Lexi changed his objective. Having spent a few days with Lexi and Gunner, Ryan realized what he had been missing all his life. But how will Ryan’s job affect Lexi and Gunner? How will Michael handle Lexi disobeying him? What will happen when Ryan and Michael come face to face? Will Lexi finally find the man of her dreams and the role model to her son? Protected by the Seal Daughter of a millionaire, Angela “Angie” Cross lives her whole life complying with her father’s every whim, until she meets the rugged and abrasive Ty Kirk. Because Ty comes from a poor family, Angie’s father ends their relationship, believing that Ty will never be good enough for his one and only daughter. Angie tries to go back to being the obedient daughter after Ty leaves her, but she finds it hard trying to date the rich boys her father picks out for her. Angie finally rebels and cuts all ties with her father. Trying to fill a void after finishing medical school, she volunteers for a medical mission to Somalia. As fate would have it, she meets Ty once again. Now a Navy SEAL officer and all grown up, Ty has changed his life around. He puts himself in harm’s way for the betterment of his country. But will his mission and his job doom their relationship before it even has a chance to start? Chosen Teresa Cobbs, trying to recover from heartache, decides to move into a small town with her daughter Sarah. After years of enduring John’s verbal abusive, Teresa’s patience ran dry when she discovered John in bed with another woman. Trying to start over, she drunkenly selects a small town named Troy in Montana as the place where she will go. On her first day in town she meets Dan and Evan Lewis, cousins. Both couldn’t be any different from each other. Teresa soon finds herself caught in a love triangle. Dan is safe and he takes great care of her and Sarah. But Evan, Evan is exciting. Evan is a Navy SEAL Officer home on leave. He’s handsome and charismatic. To top it off, Evan and Teresa seem to fit together perfectly. Teresa must decide which Lewis she wants. Who will ultimately win Teresa’s heart? Safe Dan, or exciting Evan?
You've seen The Hunt for Red October and wondered if it was real. Now you'll know. Rig Ship for Ultra Quiet -- a book about submarines, written by a submariner. Spend two months in a nuclear fast attack submarine off the coast of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War with Andrew Karam, a decorated veteran of the US submarine force.
