Hallee on the Issues: The War on Terror

Posted by Hallee on Nov 8, 2011 in Life

In 2002, you would have been hard pressed to find a more patriotic American than me. I was a newlywed, the wife of a Special Forces soldier who was fighting the War on Terror on the front lines, and I was a huge advocate for our presence in Iraq. The partisan political buzz didn’t dissuade my opinions (and in hindsight, I don’t believe I was wrong) about aggressively battling terrorists on their home turfs.

Tags: Afghanistan, Hallee on the Issues, Horn of Africa, Iraq, Politics, United States Army Special Forces, War on Terror, War on Terrorism, War/Conflict

A Volunteer Force

Posted by Hallee on Sep 11, 2011 in Family, Life

Think about this for a moment: Every single person in today’s military is a volunteer. And every single person there has either joined or extended their contract during war time. We are coming up on the ten year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9-11, and we have been at war for almost ten years.

Tags: Army, dad, Family, Gregg, History of the United States, Islamic terrorism, Military, Militia, Politics, September 11 attacks, Vietnam, War/Conflict

What Veterans’ Day Means to Me

Posted by Hallee on Nov 11, 2010 in Life

The valor and sacrifice of all Veterans can never be honored enough. I am so very proud of every one of you, and I pray daily for those of you currently serving. I hope you will accept my humble thanks.

Tags: Aftermath of World War I, Armistice, Family, Germany, Holidays in Canada, Military, Military designation of days and hours, Military strategy, November 11, Politics, Remembrance days, The Great War, Treaty of Versailles, United States, Veteran’s Day, War/Conflict, Woodrow Wilson, World War I

Traditional Southern New Year Menu

Posted by Hallee on Jan 1, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, Holiday fare, menus & menu planning

Our family always enjoys a traditional New Year’s Day menu. That is: Black Eyed Peas, Turnip Greens, and Cornbread.

I’ve never really researched the tradition, just accepted it as what “people do”. So, last week while I planned on writing this post, I discovered this fascinating information on Wikipedia:

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Tags: Black-eyed pea, General, New year Menu, New Year's Day, Soul food, Stored food, Vigna, War/Conflict, William Sherman

Remember December – Pearl Harbor Day

Posted by Gregg on Dec 7, 2009 in homeschooling

The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy’s battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire’s southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant. — US Navy History and Heritage Command

Tags: America, Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, Japanese American history, Military, Navy, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Day, Service, Veteran's, War/Conflict, World War II, World War II Pacific Theatre

What Veterans’ Day Means to Me

Posted by Hallee on Nov 11, 2009 in Life

Wordless Wednesday Pictorial: What Veterans’ Day Means to Me

Veterans’ Day

Posted by Hallee on Nov 11, 2009 in Life

Veterans’ Day. World War I ended with the implementation of an armistice between the Allies and Germany at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918.