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Our AWN Protocol and Traditions Team enjoys celebrating Army traditions all year long and holiday traditions for as long as our friends and neighbors will let us get away with it!
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The United States Army’s history began with its inception in 1775. The history of the past 247 years has created numerous Army traditions. Many are still practiced today and trace their roots back to these very beginnings, like making toasts, a spouse’s coffee, a military ball, or standing for the nation’s flag.
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Music brings esprit de corps; it lifts our spirit and joins people together! With all its bumps, merges and winding roads, we hope you are enjoying rolling alongside your soldier in the Army!
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Despite its many changes throughout the history of the Army, the coffee group has become a widely used term to mean a social group consisting of the spouses of a unit.
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With every new unit or army move comes the opportunity for new friendships, new experiences, and new adventures. Not everyone is comfortable being new to a unit or post, but attending the “hail and farewells” means you don’t have to be new for long!
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Have you ever had the great opportunity of hosting an event, but you had no clue where to start? The following is an easy, one-page checklist for events from spouse welcomes, farewells, lunches, formal and casual dinners, cocktails, porch parties to SFRG events.
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This is a story of spurs, strength and the spirit only spouses can bring to the fight.
The early dawn hours of an August morning in north country New York were cool and humid. Bags were loaded and laces tightened. The packing list was complete, and all that was left was the sunscreen.
Gathered in the pavilion near the lake, 77 spouses of modern-day cavalry troopers stood quietly in the sun waiting for their spur ride instructions. Lynda borrowed a helmet from a female trooper, as her soldier’s was too big for her. An actual spur ride!
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Just like the story of the magical traveling pants which fits each friend perfectly no matter what size or shape they are, The Army Spouse Handbook: TASH does the same. The book travels around the world and provides you with the “right-sized” guidance you might need for your situation. It will “fit” and guide you perfectly as you embark on new adventures each time you PCS.
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Yes, manners are still important and that includes Teen etiquette too! In last-month’s blog, we talked about the basic etiquette to teach your children. When they get a little older, it’s time to add to that list of important etiquette lessons. Teaching your children manners and basic etiquette will carry them further in life than anything else you can teach them.
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