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A Tribute To Benjamin Franklin Village Mannheim Germany
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- June 20, 2011
- Unforgettable Places
- 18 comments
Vann Baker remembers Benjamin Franklin Village and reflects on how living there from 1962 through 1966 shaped his life.
Unexpectedly, Plan B
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- March 28, 2011
- Joining The Miltary
- 2 comments
Making the decision to enter military service is no easy task, even for a Military Brat.
Joe E. Wheeler - The Good Shepherd
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- March 18, 2011
- Life Off Military Bases
- 2 comments
Like many Military Brats, I left my family to begin my own life. This essay covers 6 years of my life, living in Columbus, Georgia, near Fort Benning, and my memories of Joe E. Wheeler, who touched the lives of many people in the military, their spouses, Military Brats and the community in which he lived.
Dear United States Army
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- March 9, 2011
- Military Brat Culture, Military Brat Life Essays
- 2 comments
We often talk about the places we lived and what we experienced, but in this letter, Pete gives thanks to the U.S. Army who made his Military Brat experience possible.
Togetherness In Our Apartness.
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- February 1, 2011
- 5 comments
"He hugged and kissed his little girl and hugged his wife, the little girl’s Mother. They both hid most of their tears for the little girl’s sake, but had to show some so she would understand how hard it is on her Mommy and Daddy too and that it’s okay to cry."
Where is Home?
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- November 12, 2010
- Moving
- 11 comments
Mary McKay ponders the question of where exactly is home for a Military Brat?
Child of a Soldier
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- November 12, 2010
- Military Brat Culture, Poetry
- 2 comments
This is a Veterans Day Poem from a Military Brat, to all Veterans.
Military Chapels
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- September 30, 2010
- Life On Military Bases
- 2 comments
Every military post or base had a PX, Commissary, Hospital or Clinic, Library, Theater—and a chapel.
Deer Hunting on Base
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- September 27, 2010
- No comments
"My father before me was a hunter, and I grew up on stories of deer hunting in Michigan . . . " Greg shares his memories of hunting on base and carrying on the family tradition.

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