- 271 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
From the last days of the Vietnam War to the present-day war on terrorism, this story is a moving and poignant tribute to love, marriage, family, and the men and women who serve this nation. In describing her thirty-three-year journey as an Army wife, Cody gives an in-depth look at what it takes to keep a marriage strong, raise a family—oftentimes as a single parent—create a home, and face separations and loneliness amid the uncertainty and stresses that are so much a part of Army life. Over the years, Cody learns to embrace the uniqueness of her circumstances, and she finds joy, self-fulfillment, and pride in her role. But when both her sons follow in their dad’s footsteps, becoming Army Aviators and flying Apache helicopters in combat zones in Afghanistan and Iraq, Cody faces her greatest challenges as a mother and again, must balance the needs of her family with her husband’s position. Full of humor and honesty, Army Wife brings the reader into Cody’s private life in a very personal way, and in doing so opens the lens for a broader view of world events.
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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Praise for Army Wife
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1 Burlington, Vermont
- 2 Wedding-Bell Blues . . . and a Thing Called Deployment
- 3 Educating Vicki, Brand-New Army Wife
- 4 Sweet Home Alabama
- 5 We’re Having a Baby . . . and a Short Tour, Too!
- 6 Savannah, Georgia, 1979
- 7 Life Takes a Sharp Turn
- Thoughts on Faith and Trust
- 8 A Fork in the Road
- 9 The Year We All Went to School
- 10 A Rendezvous with Destiny
- Thoughts on Moving
- 11 Summer 1990
- 12 Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
- Thoughts on Reintegration
- 13 The Best Year of Our Lives
- 14 Welcome to Texas, Y’all!
- 15 A Time of Transition
- 16 The First Star
- 17 Washington, DC, 1999–2000
- Thoughts on Just Being Me
- 18 A Final Rendezvous with Destiny
- 19 September 11, 2001
- 20 A New “Band of Brothers”
- Thoughts on Deployments
- 21 Inside the E-Ring
- 22 Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Thoughts on What Goes Around Comes Around
- 23 A Fourth Star
- 24 More Deployments
- Thoughts on the Nature of the Business
- 25 The Last Chapter
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Selected Titles from She Writes Press
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