Serving Military Brats Since 1995!"
Check out our NEW website . . .
Our "new" and improved website has everything you need
to re-connect with your Military Brats friends and heritage.
"Invisible No More."
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Whether you have just found the Sound Off! message boards or have been a long-time member,
please consider our NEW website, Military Brats Online.
The new website has been getting rave reviews from everyone--it's a real online community and much closer to the
original vision I had for bringing Military Brats together.
Military Brats Online has discussion groups and personal blogs, your own photo gallery,
private messages, Chat room and MANY other exciting features,
including advanced searching so it's easy to find fellow Military Brats.
But what about Sound Off!--Will it remain available?
The Sound Off! message boards will remain active for a while, but will be archived later this year. We have not been able to integrate the
Sound Off! system into the new website as the two website systems are not compatible.
Once you join Military Brats Online, you can go to "groups" and copy over as many of your discussion messages as you would like and keep the
discussion threads going. Remember, your user ID and password for Sound Off! will NOT automatically work on the new website. You will need to sign up on Military Brats Online
and create a new profile.
While Sound Off! has been very popular with many Military Brats, it has been a very limited message board
system and the new website will offer far more features for re-connecting. I believe you will see that in the
long run, the new website is a huge improvement and it is highly interactive.
I am truly sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you and I thank you for your support of Military Brats Online.
--Vann Baker
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| 07-09-2002, 05:47 AM |
Dave45000
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Registered: 07-09-2002
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Sandra, I am an old Army brat and Marine. I felt near to you about your remarks, I feel the same way. When my mom goes into the PX in Ft. Hood, TX with me , I must admit that I get a little bit shakey. This comes from an old battle hardened (four bullet holes) Marine. I still weep when I read some of the items posted. A Military brat is totally unique in a universe unto themselves. R.S.V.P , respectfully Mike mpoo@intrepid.net.
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I went to see "We Were Soldiers" just to see the depiction of the military family. It wasn't close to being accurate. Someone told me that the writer was the commander depicted in the move. I guess, the stateside story wasn't accurate, because he wasn't there.
Dave45000
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| 07-09-2002, 05:53 AM |
Dave45000
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Registered: 07-09-2002
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. . . you rememember having K or C Rations around the house in case of emergencies, or WW III.
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I was an AF brat growing up and then married into the Army. I've lived in base/post housing a good portion of my younger years. Over 20 years ago (maybe closer to 30) there was an AFB in Topeka, KS - Forbes AFB. When the base closed, a developer/entrepreneur bought the housing facilities and began renting and/or selling the units. I live in one of those houses now which was occupied by officers and their families. Every night when I go home, I get goosebumps just thinking about the many military families and "brats" who used to live where I live now. We brats know the feeling of base/post housing - it's "home"! Somedays I feel like I'm taking a trip through an old battlefield; I can almost feel the presence of those who went before. Across the highway are many empty or renovated buildings - the old theatre is there. So are the Protestant and Catholic churches. There is a small airport for "puddle-jumper" planes and the 390th Air Refueling occupies a portion of the airfield. We hear and see the big planes as they do their touch-and-go flights. Feels like I've taken a trip down memory lane! Do you understand my feelings? Why do we hold on to these memories so tightly?
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I went back to Salina Kansas. Schilling Manor was a former AFB that housed families whose fathers were in Vietnam. The base has been sold to civilians, but the streets and the houses are still there. The family in the other half of the duplex we lived in had a father that was MIA. Years later my history professor said it was easier to write people up MIA rather than deceased. What a jerk. The families paid for that.
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| 07-09-2002, 01:38 PM |
captwas
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Registered: 07-09-2002
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