NPR: It's Military Spouse Appreciation Day

It's Military Spouse Appreciation Day

That's right. Today is the day that military spouses get their much-deserved due.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that the Friday before Mother's Day (which is Sunday) would be set aside as a day to recognize the many contributions and personal sacrifices that military spouses make every day. And these days, that means women and men. SpouseBuzz writes that special ceremonies have been planned at U.S. military installations all over the world to mark the occasion.

And just a side note: Military spouse blogging is a cottage industry as near as I can make out. There are lots of spouses using blogs to share tips and stories with, and show support for, their peers. And share the frustrations as well.

I've become a fan of the blog Homefront Six, written by an Army wife. Thursday, she wrote about how she scraped the side of her car. It sounds mundane, I know, but it's written in such a funny, personal manner that it just draws you in. Like when she toyed with the idea of packing her 3-year-old in a box and shipping him to Dad in Iraq. As the father of four, can I identify with that one.

9:31 AM ET | 05-11-2007 | permalink

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I would like to comment about a an interview that All Things Considered aired today (05/14/07) with an Iraqi member of Parliment. In that interview, the the Parliment Member likened the struggle in Iraq to the Cold War. I do not fully agree with this statement, and I think Michelle Norris should have pressed him more on the sectarian violence that is plaguing the country right now, and how the American surge had done very little to elliminate this.

Sent by kwabena adu-sarkodie | 11:32 PM ET | 05-14-2007

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