Army Wife Talk Radio - Interview

Hi everyone -

I had my interview the other night with Tara Crooks and Star Henderson at Army Wife Talk Radio.

The interview went great and I really enjoyed myself. These two ladies were fantastic!!!!!

If any of you out there are looking for an entertaining show, check out their site at www.armywifetalkradio.com.

If you want to hear my interview, please click over to www.survivingmilitaryseparation.com/Media.htm

Best regards,

Marc

Volunteer Recognition!

Hi Everyone -

Last night was the USAG Wiesbaden Annual Volunteer Recognition ceremony. The event was hosted by the Army Community Services.

What a great event. The gathering recognized each organization in our Garrison and the volunteers that make our community excel.


The guest speaker for the event was my wife Christine. Her speech concentrated on Leading by Example and suggested that we strive to get our children to volunteer as well to set a foundation for our future. I know I'm biased because she's my wife, but I thought her speech hit all the right notes.
After the event, she presented her book "The Ultimate Volunteer Guidebook for Young People" (http://www.ultimatevolunteer.com/) to the Wiesbaden Youth Volunteer of the Year. This little girl recorded over 120 hours of volunteer work.... AND she's only 10 years old!!!!!!

In our community alone, our volunteers logged in over 79,000 hours of community services which saved our local command over $1,000,000.

Remember, by volunteering, you become the backbone of the community. Without this type of support, our schools wouldn't excel, our servicemembers wouldn't be taken care of the way they should, and our mail wouldn't be delivered on time... to name a few.

Please consider volunteering in your community. If your family member is deployed, this is just one more way to help pass the time until they return to you.

Best regards,

Marc

Precious Cargo

I was carrying my 10 month old daughter today at the commissary and my wife asked if I had a good hold on her. She said that I better because I was holding her Precious Cargo.

Like I don't know that!

Seeing this little girl is the brightest point of my day. She is what I work for. I can't wait to get home after work so I can hold her and play with her. Her smile is contagious.

Being a veteran and being deployed often as a servicemember, I know that being away from home is hard. Being away from a spouse is difficult, but being away from a child is even harder.

My brother-in-law is in Iraq right now and my sister is home watching my niece and nephew. It's hard on her being a so-called single parent right now. But its equally hard on my brother-in-law.

They have come up with a great solution to stay connected. It's not for all servicemembers, but in his case it works because of his MOS. He has a few extra minutes to call home. He HAS to see and hear his Precious Cargo!

Yahoo has a great call out program that is cheap, cheap, cheap! Click here to check it out. The servicemember down range can call home from PC to PC. It's absolutely fantastic.

Other services that you may want to look into are Gizmo Project and Skype.

Good luck and stay active,

Marc