Corps of Engineers jobs support her desire to travel
“I started traveling in my 20s. I was just fascinated with it, and I wanted to go overseas. So when an opportunity came up to work as a federal civilian with the Army Corps of Engineers...
Tagged: Afghanistan
She’s a calming influence for husband with PTSD
“My husband was in the Army for 13 years. During that time he was in Afghanistan for 12 months doing field artillery, providing cover for special forces on the border of Pakistan. He also was in...
Writing a book was this grandmother’s therapy
“When my grandson was a sniper in Afghanistan, I lived in fear every day. It’s one thing to be a parent of a warrior, it’s another thing to be a grandmother. It just about tore me...
