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From the lens This is a place for all Marines, Coasties, Seamen, Seabees, Soldiers, Airmen, & their Families..

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  • sousababy Aug 3, 2011 @ 8:57 am | delete
    Oh, I must share this lens with my dear friend sidther (she's an army wife). Love your work. Perhaps she and you can feature each other's work? Her lens to check out is: http://www.squidoo.com/army-wife-the-one-who-is-left-behind
    Hope it helps! Sincerely, Rose
  • nuestraherencia May 24, 2011 @ 11:40 am | delete
    Great lens. I have to say that back in highschool I met someone whose parents split up because of the tough military life. It always saddened me to see how what great friends his parents were, but how the tough life was too much for them to handle staying together. Women, men, kids & entire families who endure the hardships of deployment and constant moves are to be admired. And our country should be just as thankful to the families who sacrifice so much for us all.
  • taliasmith23 Nov 29, 2010 @ 9:24 am | delete
    thanks this is a great lens. i got married at 19 An Epic Story of Love still young but you win :) i have not been through a deployment yet but in about a month and a half he will be, and it is coming up fast!
  • capriliz Sep 18, 2010 @ 8:43 am | delete
    This is an amazing resource for any family that has someone they love in the military. Very nicely done, and I can tell that it was written from the heart.
  • TheHealthGuy Sep 16, 2010 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    OOOORAH! OutF****ingStanding lens. Being a Marine, but male, I can only imagine the trials that a Marine wife endures. Congrats to both of you on the birth of your daughter. Semper Fi
  • sandys5324 Jan 27, 2009 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    Very nice. Semper Fi! Strong brave women-holding it all together!
  • Christina Jan 16, 2009 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    this site is amazing! My fiance is deployed and I have found so many resources on here and have enjoyed reading the heart-touching stories

    Thank you and keep it up!!! God Bless.
  • Ry Nov 23, 2008 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    I just wanted to say, awesome awesome job on this site! I don't think there's anything you don't have in here! I love it! Amazing work hun! :)
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 2, 2008 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens.
    5*
    Lizzy
  • chefkeem Nov 1, 2008 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    I was touched by your story. 5*s and a hearty SquidAngel Blessing for you.
  • Jamie Oct 4, 2008 @ 8:47 pm | delete
    I love your site! I have been dating my boyfriend for almost 3 years now and he became a Marine this past month. Everyone is telling me it would be stupid to move down to Florida where his job school is and so on and so forth. They don't understand Marines I guess... Your story really inspired me to follow my heart. And congrats on your baby girl! I bet he is so proud of her =)
  • coachtom97027 Sep 22, 2008 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Great site. Spent 22 years with the Navy Medical Department and while I never earned the coveted FMF designation, I have nothting but respect for the Marines and their families. I spent a year off the coast of vietnam on the USS Sanctuary, a hospital ship) and have never forgotten the young men I cared for.

    Doc Grimes
  • cannedguds Sep 17, 2008 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    I dunno why but when I searched Squidoo for a Fat Loss for Idiots review , I was taken to this lens of yours and what great timing! I have a friend who's husband is a Marine and I'm sure she will be happy to read this! thanks for sharing, anyway and you have a very nice lens! 5 stars for it!
  • Stephanie Sep 7, 2008 @ 2:34 am | delete
    My fiance is station in Camp Pendleton, and I'm still living in Rhode Island. Keeping a relationship together when you're 3,000 miles apart is no easy task, but we knew what we were getting in to. I'm so afraid to move cross country and start new without my friends and family. My familiy means the world to me, but then again, so does Andee. It's tough, but hearing stories like the ones on this site really give me hope. I know that as long as we have each other, it will be OK. Thanks!
  • Melissa Aug 17, 2008 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    Your site is amazing i have been married a year and i just recently had to say good bye to my husband just like you i got married very young but i would not trade it for the world. thank you so much for coming up with this site for wives like me who want to know but are like duh when it comes to military stuff
  • Ashleigh Aug 14, 2008 @ 3:40 am | delete
    Awesome site! I'm dating a marine also..and oddly enough is named nathan lol. anyways, i loved your site, its so helpful and so welcoming! keep up the amazing work =)
  • CourageCommunity Aug 13, 2008 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Please help spread the word about a new online veteran support network, The Courage Community. It's a free, non-profit, non-partisan, apolitical online social network and resource portal for veterans, their friends, families and supporters. Visit www.CourageCommunity.org to join... Always confidential, always free.
  • alicesy Jul 30, 2008 @ 10:33 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. I like the quality insight you have provided here about For the Marines, Marine Wives, Marine Girlfriends, & Marine Families. Keep up the good work.

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  • health_advisor Jul 29, 2008 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    Very informative.
    Great lens. Rated it 5 stars.
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  • Adrienne Jul 16, 2008 @ 3:10 am | delete
    This is by far the most comprehensive and helpful list I've come across in all of my searching. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! You are awesome. Keep rockin' it girl!
  • JLsfiancĂ©e Jul 14, 2008 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Thanks for the site. He deploys on Wednesday - I miss him so much already.
  • Shelly Jul 14, 2008 @ 1:03 am | delete
    I absolutely love your site! I'm going to pass it on right now:)
  • clouda9 Jul 9, 2008 @ 11:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for creating this lens...excellent job! I have lensrolled to both my Seabee lenses.
  • Webcodes Jul 9, 2008 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens, I wish you and your family the very best. Thanks to your husband for his service and thank you for your loving support of him. Well deserved 5*
  • Amber (*Carl Snyders' Fiancee*) Jul 8, 2008 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    My fiancee jsut left for the Marine Corps Sunday. He should be arriving tonight at 10:00 p.m. at Parris Island in South Carolina... I miss him much but I really am proud of him....
  • Amber (*Carl Snyders' Fiancee*) Jul 8, 2008 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    My fiancee jsut left for the Marine Corps Sunday. He should be arriving tonight at 10:00 p.m. at Parris Island in South Carolina... I miss him much but I really am proud of him....
  • eccles1 Jul 4, 2008 @ 11:58 am | delete
    It's very tuff for the wife and children when daddy leaves to war! my lens is only about the brats but added this lens under brat stories
    what a great job you did the wife of a military man is not easy but you seem to be dealing with it nicely!!
  • Jun 23, 2008 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    It's really a heartbreaker for you to always experiences deployment but I'm sure you are grateful to have come across squidoo where you can spend some of your time in many productive ways. Good for you! and we're thankful to have come across this lens of yours! We really learned a lot from here. I can share this to my sister-in-law. she's a Navy's wife, too, (my brother) and she will love to read this! Here's something I would also like to share to you and it's all about where to buy cheap yet impressive personalized checks. I recently bought my own personalized photo checks and it's really very lovely! I'm sure you would love to see them, too, and pick one. I would suggest personalized Military checks or if you love dogs, dog checks would also do just fine! Hope to read more of your lenses! Have a nice day!
  • babybuff205 Jun 21, 2008 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    Awww cute pic was looking to add my website www.motherwearclothing.co.uk for all preggie mums out there.
  • JReed Jun 14, 2008 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    My wife is the reason I made it through 6 years in the Corps - Not to mention any and all success I've experienced since. Semper Fi!
  • Jessica Apr 2, 2008 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    How do you get to go to Jane Wayne day & when is it??
  • SuperPhil Mar 31, 2008 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. Good Luck to you and your Marine. I like the family support stuff you have in here. There will be other families who will benefit. Please feel free to drop by my Lens as well.

    -Phil
    http://www.squidoo.com/SuccessAsAUSMarine
  • StephenC Mar 30, 2008 @ 6:15 pm | delete
    I was a corpsman in the Navy stationed with the Marines for a while. America owes a huge debt these fine men and women, AND their families!
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  • Ashleigh Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    Just wanted to say I love what you have going here. I've been a Marine wife for 4 years now. We got married straight out of highschool and I also had our daughter while my husband was in Iraq with only 2 friends by my side. He's heading out on his 4th tour in a few weeks and I love how you said "but don't feel sorry for me, because sacrifice is service too". Love that :)
  • fledgling Feb 27, 2008 @ 3:47 am | delete
    I think your lens is a wonderful idea! The wifes and families, supporting each other, and I for one, will always support our troops. I have down quite a few custom military emblems, and memorials in my business, some of you might like something made for your loved one. www.squidoo.com/giftspetportraits God bless!
  • max Feb 19, 2008 @ 4:53 am | delete
    Hi,really i got another awesome lens This is a fantastic lens! 5 Stars from me! Please visit my lens it will give idea on Dating Senior sites.
  • thomasz Feb 13, 2008 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Great info.
  • Brittany Feb 13, 2008 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    My boyfriend is in the marines and we are planning on getting married but we both want to make sure we are ready. In the moments when trying to work everything out, he gets stationed in Japan. :( Im 18 years old and never felt so strongly about someone in my life but I don't know how to hold a relationship together when the love of my life is halfway around the world for the next two years. It is so hard already and he just left today, but there is nothing I want more then to spend the rest of my life with this man. If anyone has ANY suggestions of how to make this just a little easier I would appreciate it so much.
  • Feb 11, 2008 @ 5:24 am | delete
    Nice to see such a great lens ,And from my side i rated 5 stars hope you will also see my lens and i would appreciate if you do that:
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  • Feb 8, 2008 @ 2:56 am | delete
    i love the way you put your lens together . iwill definitely tell to all those who i know , and i suggest you to see my lens :
  • Kyle_MacRannell Jan 30, 2008 @ 1:40 am | delete
    This is beyond words...Great lens! Full of quality
    content, useful and pertinent information, and one
    cannot help but to be truly moved after visiting
    here...Undisputed 5 stars review from me!
  • Aika Dec 21, 2007 @ 3:13 am | delete
    fantastic lens, it touches me. I've known lots of people with this same story. 5 stars for you!
  • Aika Dec 21, 2007 @ 3:13 am | delete
    fantastic lens, it touches me. I've known lots of people with this same story. 5 stars for you!
  • Melissa Dec 17, 2007 @ 5:06 pm | delete
    My fiance is in the Marines, Im 18 and getting married in a few months, and a couple months later, he'll be back in Iraq. Miller17 I congratulate you with everything that youve done. You are an amazing woman. Every woman should look up to you.
  • Nov 4, 2007 @ 7:44 am | delete
    Your lens rocks!
    Full of good information and it has a perosnalized touch unlike those dry briefs and flyers they handout that everyone trhows away as soon as they walk out the door.
    Great job 5 stars.
  • Mark-Nehs Oct 13, 2007 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    Very well put together lens. 5 stars for you and the Marines. Please stop by and visit my newest SGR Club lens.
  • Karendelac Oct 13, 2007 @ 12:18 am | delete
    I have great respect for our Marines and your lens is a solid 5 stars. I have just completed a State-of-the-Art Titanic Lens ~~ It has leaped to #24 in the first 5 days ~~ Please click on Karendelac above, to view it.
  • Clutterbugs Oct 5, 2007 @ 10:56 am | delete
    My husband is in the military (Air Force), and he is currently deployed to Iraq. So I know what you are going through first-hand. ***** for being so open and sharing your story!
  • Aika Oct 4, 2007 @ 7:15 am | delete
    wonderful lens, job well done Millerr17.
  • Susan52 Oct 2, 2007 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    Love your lens and wish all the best for the three of you. I'm a Marine mom with a son stationed at CP, deployed to you-know-where since April and due home soon. Do I hear a big Ooooh-rah? (You betcha!)
    Susan
  • SemperFidelis Sep 17, 2007 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    Great lens. My husband is a former Marine (hence our Squidoo username). We were married after he got out, so I never had to endure deployment, however, two of my sisters are married to former Marines and we stood by them during their lonely times of deployment. A big 5 to ya!
  • ShawnsBidness Aug 20, 2007 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    God bless you both (or should I say "all three of you"). You're following your heart and seem like you're wise beyond your years. Tell Nathan that I said, "Thank You Sir" and a big "HOOAH!"
  • Forgiven Aug 14, 2007 @ 8:01 am | delete
    Wow! What a great lens! 5 Stars from me! Please visit my faithography lens when you get time and rate it if you would.
  • TravelWarrior Aug 14, 2007 @ 5:04 am | delete
    Very touching. I agree with Jack. A diary is a great idea. My thoughts go out to you while your husband is away. My sister is married to a sailor and I myself was in the Royal Navy. My father was a soldier in the British Army for 22 years, so I know how you must feel.

    God bless
  • jackclee Aug 13, 2007 @ 6:15 am | delete
    A good start. My suggestion would be to post a running diary. This will bring readers back again and again.
    You and your husband are true patriots. We honor you for your sacrifice. God bless.

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