Comments on: (Military) Home is Where the Heart IS

By: John425

John425 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:36:22 +0000

Any fallen American soldier is my friend, my neighbor and my brother.

This Redmond, WA resident apologizes for any "northwest" insularity when it comes to the troops.

By: bains

bains — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:57:48 +0000

I am an Army brat, and so were my father and both his parents. I did not live in one place longer than three years till I turned 24 (6 years after I left "home"). In fact, this house which we now live is the longest I've been in one place (6 years). I've numerous "homes", mostly those places where I still have ties to, be it personal or heritage. The one place I dont call home, even though I lived there for three years, and I've family on my mother's side there, is the Pacific Northwest. Insular is right. I have never encountered a community so unwelcoming towards outsiders as that. The times I've been down south, Mississippi way, the folks are much more hospitible - Funny (in a clown dying kinda sense) how my older sister being born in Vicksburg opened doors.

By: ConservativeKicks.com

ConservativeKicks.com — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:40:39 +0000

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By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:15:22 +0000

I first moved abroad at 16. My high school (a DOD dependent's school) is in Ankara, Turkey. We held our first reunion in 1992, in Dallas, TX. Dallas was chosen for its 'being in the middle-ness' and relatively easy flight connections. As a result of that reunion--a multi-year affair that drew over 300--mailing lists started up. That where we define our real 'home', along with formal reunions every five years in Dallas and ad hoc 'minis'. 'Home' is how you define it, where you define it, and why you define it. For military brats, foreign service brats, and other who live a traveling life, we'll each define it individually and likely on multiple levels. Where your family's from is only one of those levels.