I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve moved since graduating from West Point in 2009. In the Army you go where you’re told to go, and often that means moving every year or so. While moving is stressful regardless…
Caroline Henley Vail entered the world on September 4, 2017, which just so happened to be Labor Day. She was 3 days late, which threw me for a loop because Jack was born right on his due date. I never…
As most of you all know, Memorial Day Weekend holds a very strong emotional meaning to me. Due to the nature of being a West Point grad and serving in the Army during a time of war, the vast majority…
I’ve worn an Army uniform since 2005 and can honestly say that it took 8 years and a job at the Pentagon for me to buckle down and find a simple black purse that I could carry in uniform. Military…
We finally have a home in Kansas! I lived in Army quarters as a child but have not lived on an Army post since graduating from West Point over 7 years ago. We figured we would give on-post housing a…