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To all Military Brats

Every military dependent I've ever known has referred to themselves, quite proudly, as Army brats, Air Force Brats, or Navy Brats. Quite a lot of them later joined themselves, and when you asked them where they were from, they'd always say, "I was born in _____, but I was an Army brat and moved around a lot."Anyone outside of the military, it's an insult, but within the military family, it's a term of endearment and a title I wear proudly! Military Brat cover ALL kids of Military members and of course America Happy 4th Of July!

Military Brat Poem & Our Flower 

I Am A Military Brat

My hometown is nowhere, my friends are everywhere.
I grew up with the knowledge that home is where the heart is and the family....

Mobility is my way of life.Some would wonder about roots, yet they are as deep and strong as the mighty oak. I sink them quickly, absorbing all an area offers and hopefully, giving enrichment in return.

Travel has taught me to be open.Shaking hands with the universe, I find brotherhood in all men.Farewells are never easy.Yet, even in sorrow comes strength and ability to face tomorrow with anticipation....if when we leave one place,I feel that half my world is left behind. I also know that the other half is waiting to be met.

Friendships are formed in hours and kept for decades.I will never grow up with someone, but I will mature with many.Be it inevitable that paths part, there is constant hope that they will meet again.

Love of country, respect and pride fill my being when Old Glory passes in review.When I stand to honor that flag, so also do I stand in honor of all soldiers, and most especially, to the parents whose life created mine Because of this, I have shared in the rich heritage of Military life.

Anonymous

Looking For A Military Friend You Knew ? 

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Military Brats Registry - Find Your Lost Friends - More than 75,000 Members!
The Military Brats Registry offers you a way to find your friends and a way for them to find you. There is no cost to register your information, and no cost to search for your friends. Register today and find your lost military brat friends!
Find a Friend - High School Military College Class Reunions
Find a friend or high school alumni from more than 40 million members in over 200,000 affiliations at Classmates.com. High School, Military or College - plan a reunion.
Buddy Finder Registration Page
the Military Community Search over 20 million records. Enjoy all of the other benefits of membership. Gain access to the latest Military news, benefits updates.
Military brat (U.S. subculture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Military brat (U.S. subculture) From Wikipedia,
You're a brat if...
Courtesy of the Overseas Brats HomePage You know you are a military brat if you. . . actually like the clothes at the BX and don't mind that 100 other people are wearing the same thing...

Groups Found 

Governors Island Military Brats
Reliving childhood memories as a military brat in Governors Island, New York
Madrid/Torrejon Knights Alumi Home Page
Madrid/Torrejon Knights Welcome to the official website of the Madrid/Torrejon High School Association!
Royal Oaks 2002
This was the US military housing area north of Madrid and adjacent to La Moraleja.It is now a very pricey and attractive suburban development
Madrid Torrejonhigh School
Madrid Torrejon High School air Force Base
Canadian Military Brat Sites
Greetings Fellow Brats!Let me introduce myself: First of all I'm a Canadian army (RCEME) brat from the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. My name is Iona Meyer Thoresen.
SCHOENBLICK HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome Back
Servicemen Looking for Filipinas They Knew
Servicemen Looking for a Filipino They Knew
Baader-Meinhof.com
timeline/1972
Wurtsmith Elementary School - Clark Air Base
Did you attended the Wurtsmith Elementary School?
Brightwell Publishing - Publisher of Military Brat Authors
Publisher of books about military brat cultural identity
Overseas Brats
The OFFICIAL Overseas Brats website for all Americans who attended or were connected with schools overseas,and in the United States.
Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg American High School Alumni Association
(Timeline)
Tehran American School, Tehran American High School, Tehran American School Association, TAS, TAS Association, TAS Eagles
The Tehran American School Iran
ZAHS Yearbooks Online - Zama American High School -- www.zamayearbooks.com
GREAT ART: school YearBOOK COVERS!
Welcome Home!
Welcome Clark AB Class Pages Directory
Waggies Yearbooks
Rhein Main Brats Home Away From Home Page
Rhein Main Brats Home Page - a gathering place for ex-military brats stationed at Rhein Main AB Germany in 60's and 70's.
Frankfurt American High School Revisited
*check out the old Berlin Pictures
Zweibrucken American High School Reunion Website
students attending DODDS school in Zweibrucken Germany. Zweibrucken Trojans.
MHSTHS School History - we love our heritage
MHS/THS School History Our high school, known mainly as either "Madrid High School" was located in Madrid, Spain,

 

U.S. History Uncensored: What Your High School Textbook Didn't Tell You

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Stories By Brats 

Memories of Clark Airbase in 1959/1960
This was once the entrance to Clark Air Force Base I think it got wiped out by a volcano.
I love this story I remember alot he talks about.
1966 Wagner High School Yearbook: The Best-Poem-Written-in-a-Yearbook Ever
One of my dearest high school friends wrote this poem in my yearbook.Our high school, Wagner, was located on Clark AFB
For the Marines, Marine Wives, Marine Girlfriends, & Marine Families
There are lots of good links here to other various sites, support groups, stores, etc all that have been hunted down and hand picked by me, a Marine wife who survived two deployments and other Marine wives.
The Candy Bombers
The Candy Bombers, also known as the Raisin Bombers, were a group of American pilots that dropped treats to children during the blockade of Berlin.
military brats
'Where are you from?'For a military brat, this otherwise simple question is sometimes difficult to answer

Arts By Brats 

BRATS: Our Journey Home (The First Documentary About Growing Up Military)
About Life as a BRAT DVD Audience Reactions
Future Projects Brats Helping Brats
- AAW Photo Gallery
woodturning, sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners

 

FAHS Registry 

I went looking for a 1973 yearbook and found a website with pictures of me I never seen before that someone else added what a surprise!so I started a lens on finding long lost friends I found a couple already but there is one more person I hope this helps me find

How about you are you wondering where some of your friends call home now ? Or do we ever find a place call home? Let me know if you want me to add anything to help this lens out I want this one for all the men I loved before I loved all military uniforms!!hehe

Frankfurt American High School 

The Steps at the Main Entrance

 

Frankfurt American High School Alumni Association
Alumni Eagle's Membership Add your name
Reunions Board members
Frankfurt American High School Party Association
The grandest FAHS alumni site on the web! if you attended the coolest DoD school in Cold War Germany, pay us a visit!
FAHS Locator Map
very cool!
Frankfurt American High School 1975
The color photos in this series were taken by me in 1975, when I visited Frankfurt with a camera, long after when I lived there in 1959-61 when I hardly took any pictures at all.This is the high school.This Guy has the best old black and white Berlin pictures I love this site
I. G. Farben Building
Photos and history of the I. G. Farben Building (now the Poelzig-Bau) in Frankfurt, Germany
FAHS Photos
Frankfurt American High School
FAHS Dormies
FAHS Dormies this was 1972-1974
There is a town in north Ontario,With dream comfort memory to spare,And in my mind I still need a place to go,All my changes were there. Blue, blue windows behind the stars,Yellow moon on the rise,Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes...Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Helpless

FAHS Now

The Dorm 

I love ALL countries military life did it to me we lived in housing areas and at one time lived in a Dorm(picture)which was next to our school at FAHS in Germany..I Love Germany! We also lived in Spain a couple times, loved the Philippines! in the states we lived in New Jersey, Mississippi and California the travel has been nice my stepfather was Air Force but he got station in Army bases too and my brothers were in the Army and Air Force.so I got the best from both

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8 Women

8 Women

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No Such Thing

No Such Thing

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The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)

The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)

The beauty of the South American landscape and of more...1 point

The Sea Inside

The Sea Inside

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No more flying  

Now I'm a Brat that won't fly !! I like staying home and there's so much of the states I have not seen!! my kids went to the same school not like military brats we moved every two years or so to a new school I saw it as a good thing moving was fun but things do change..I don't fly any more so when I want to 'Travel' and it does happen sometimes now I just put in a DVD sit and go around the world in 80 minutes!!:) and not get sick from the water and its alot cheaper and hassle free !!( actually our water needs help too!!)

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Oktoberfest 2008 season is heading our way! Having lived many years in Munich myself, I found that the Oktoberfest is an inescapable reality you can either love or hate. It celebrates Bavarian tradition like no other single event.On the other hand it is the perfectly acceptable excuse for a party

I am thankful for my travels we live in a amazing world.

 


 

amsae64 wrote...

Military creating good characters especially in the Stable areas in the world but in the areas
of war and after war the character will be different.
After 36 years of war still wakes up from sleep to the sound of machine-gun in my ear .

ReplyPosted March 04, 2009

LizzyJean wrote...

I grew up in one house but married a man in the navy. We moved some but settled before my children were old enough to care. We moved once (2 miles down the road). My kids acted like we were moving to moon. They never would have handled moving every few years.
Great lens
LizzyJean

ReplyPosted December 19, 2008

aj2008 wrote...

What an interesting lens. Sometimes we forget about the families of military personnel and how much they have to move around.

ReplyPosted November 20, 2008

poddys wrote...

Nice lens, it must be hard to grow up on the move every year or so. 5*****

ReplyPosted November 19, 2008

squidtwo wrote...

Very interesting lens. Thanks for sharing

ReplyPosted November 04, 2008

 
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GruneburgPark ( Germany)

GruneburgPark

 

Maureen Murphy where are you?? 

Relaxing at the Park

dREAM oN 

Every time when I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
it went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got the dues in life to pay

I know nobody knows
where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody sin
You got to lose to know how to win

Half my life
is books written pages
live and love from fools and
from sages
You know it's true,OH
All these things come back to you

Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away

Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year
sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
sing with me, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream until your dreams come true
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Aerosmith