November is usually the time of year when people consider all that they have to be thankful for. We begin to express our gratitude for the important people in our lives and all the things that make our lives enjoyable. With all the ups and downs that come with military life, we sometimes need to take a step back to find the positive and this time of year is the perfect time to do it.
When taking a deeper look, there are plenty of things to be thankful for in this military journey that civilian life just can’t provide.
1. The spouses who seek to help their communities.
They do this in so many ways, but a few include: Building up Family Readiness Groups that bring people together to do good work for soldiers and the community; ensuring barracks soldiers return home from a deployment to a bed already made up with clean sheets; supporting low-income families with a box containing all the fixings for a Thanksgiving and Christmas meal; and welcoming new babies with a free bag of essentials or a few nice gifts.
2. The opportunity to live around the country.
From New England to Hawaii and everywhere in between, these are places you might not otherwise choose to live, let alone visit.
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