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The Girl Scouts have pledged thousands of hours of community service in support of Operation Honor Cards and Blue Star Families is forever grateful for their outreach.  Most recently an Army National Guard Soldier hosted a girl scout troop in Iraq and tells us her story. 

The title of this post speaks (literally) for itself!  Is That a Humuhumunukunukuapuaa can only mean one thing:  an amazing Blue Star Museum visit!  Read on ...

Check out an uber-cool new Facebook application that connects military folks through shared service experiences.  Now there's an APP for that!

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend President Obama's first Twitter Town Hall at the White House for Blue Star Families. I paid close attention to the tweets regarding the military, defense spending, and veterans.

Staring at a blank computer screen and wondering how your "job" as a military spouse will translate to the real world. Fear not .. it WILL!  Let Deb Kloeppel show you how.

Bills, bills, bills ... and then one day, Brittany Barry receives a dusty letter from her deployed husband.  Ahhh the thrill of an old-fashioned letter. 

Ann Marie Detavernier writes about the Baumholder Military Commuity Garden. Read about her genius idea and why more gardens should begin copping up in military communities. 

Head down into the depths of the earth to check out the Leadville Mining Museum! 

Help our troops escape into a good book with Operation Paperback!  Check it out! Get it ... "check it" out ... like a library book!  

Regina Galvin discovers a new appreciation for Contemporary Art after a Blue Star Museum Visit!