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Introducing our Newest Contributor: Torrey Shannon

It’s an honor to be here as the newest contributor to MilitaryFamily.com! I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself: My name is Torrey Shannon and I am a writer, author, blogger, movie consultant, speaker, veteran’s advocate and Blue Star Mom. I am also a full-time caregiver and spouse...
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What is TRICARE Worth?

“When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it’s longer than any hour. That’s relativity.” ...
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What is a Veteran, and Why it Matters

By random chance, I have the same name as my great-great-great grandfather. It probably wasn’t completely random, as the name must have floated about at Thanksgiving or somewhere. I certainly wasn’t named for the old gentleman, and in any case he passed away long before I was born. He was...
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A Benefit Concert for The Fisher House

What is the Fisher House? A home away from home. Imagine for a moment that your son, daughter, husband, wife, or friend is seriously wounded serving in Afghanistan. They now face months of surgeries, rehabilitation, and recovery at one of the many hospitals situated around the country that treat service...
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Government Too Overwhelmed To Help Returning Vets With PTSD?

It comes down to funding. And funding often comes down to perceived importance. If the government wishes to elevate something to “priority status”, be it alternative fuel sources, contraception, or the well-being of a returning warrior, the funding will materialize if those in power deem it important enough. So, why...
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Free Homes to Military Families: In a Struggling Economy, Non-Profits Step Up

Our service members sacrifice their livelihood for our country every day despite the risks that include severe injury and even death. They put their lives on the line to ensure our freedom, yet many of these deserving people are struggling financially and cannot even afford the simple luxury of having a...
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Proposed Defense Budget May Leave Behind Some Military Families

“Personnel cuts aren’t the only cuts in store for military families. Service members also will face increased health care fees, deductibles and co-payments phased in over several years, although the Pentagon didn’t offer specifics. Military-age retirees who make more than $45,179 annually – a pension usually reserved for officers –...
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Suicidal Veteran Facing 40 Years In Prison – A Roadblock For Military Suicide Prevention?

Sean Duvall, a 45-year-old homeless Gulf War veteran, pulled out his cell phone. It was just past midnight in Blacksburg, Virginia. In his possession he had a confirmation letter of his eligibility to be buried in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, a final note for his family, and a homemade...
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Full-Time Student on the GI Bill? You Might Be In a Unique Tax Situation

I had someone propose an interesting question to me the other day regarding Tax Returns. The basic question went something like this: “I’m a full-time student on the GI Bill and I have zero income. Should I file a tax return?” My first thought was, “No you have no requirement...
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It’s 11 o’clock, Do You Know Where Your Veteran’s Organization Is?

Veterans are a deserving group. Perhaps I have a bias, as you cannot swing a stick in my family without hitting a veteran (and I am a veteran myself), but I doubt even in the depths of the Liberal Arts department at Brown or Berkeley will you find an American...
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