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Welcome to the Anecdotes and Adventures.  I have a thing for alliterations.   More than likely if you are reading this, you are here because I posted something else you were interested in. So let me introduce myself. I am Cheryl Stanley, but you probably figured that much out. I was born into an Air Force family, two siblings, and Scottish Terrier. Sounds pretty much like a storybook family I'm sure. As with any story, we had adventures : some humorous, some not so funny, some downright scary. Promoted After graduating from Purdue University (Boiler Up)-- I married a smart, and talented young man and we were off on our Air Force adventure.  You could say I was promoted from Air Force brat to spouse. I had some incredible volunteer opportunities with the military and met so many wonderful people along the way. Many of you reading this now.  But I wasn't going to let the military be my only life; I studied education and love all things related to learning. So, my career and been
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Celebrating the Military Spouse

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  The Saturday before Mother’s Day is traditionally recognized as a day to celebrate the Military Spouse. It was originally chosen when most spouses were female. However today, we celebrate spouses that are both male and female. These incredibly talented people serve alongside their military member. Many with very successful careers of their own. In 1997 I had an opportunity to share this message with a very large national gathering in a very subtle way. He said yes...and then asked me. My spouse was a captain and heading to a conference in Washington DC to accept an award. I wanted to go along, but our budget was tight. A few weeks before he was to leave, he received a call asking if I was attending with him and if I would represent all Air Force Spouses during a presentation at the final event. Since he knew I wanted to attend, he said yes and then asked me. What to wear?  Our trip was wonderful. I was able to watch him receive his award along with his team. And, I had a beautifu
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