Here is the story of another particularly memorable guard shift...        Well it was a Saturday night, and there I was, stuck on CQ (Charge of Quarters-guarding the soldiers barracks while they sleep.)  CQ is a 24 hour duty, and can get pretty boring sometimes, so I called my husband, Joe to come keep me company.  He picked up the phone and said he would be there in about 20mins. The other soldier on guard is what we lik...

          The date is Valentine's day, 2010.  No matter how hard you tried, you just could not get the day off at work.  You were understandably upset, but you kept your cool and I just said, 'honey do what you have to do, I'll be waiting at home for you with something special.'  This eases the frustration of the day, and next thing you know you're released.  As you head home you think of the vague promise of happiness th...

First a note: Yes, we are military personnel, the both of us, so I am going to include the common military vernacular to keep the story true to form. I will however, also include a short explanation of some of the terms, so I don't lose anybody. Hope you enjoy our story as much as we enjoyed sharing it.        At the time I was a newly single man, and just enjoying things, although I didn't have a girlfriend at the time....