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I have learned that you do need the Emergency Manual from the Ombudsman because wildfires can start 4 days after deployment and you will have to evacuate.  San Diego

I have learned that 35 boxes for a 7 month deployment will just be enough.  VA Beach

I have learned that you have to play tricks on your mind to convince yourself this is easy.  VA Beach

I have learned that my husband is only free to write when I’m busy.  Even if we are both free, 1 of 3 emails will get lost at sea!  VA Beach

I learned that my son will look for his Daddy if I say “daddy” and I thought at 9 months he’d have no clue.  VA Beach

I learned that if the command has a function and a DJ, make sure you aren’t the best dancer.

I learned that I actually am strong enough to handle a million things I never thought I’d be strong enough for: emotionally, mentally, and physically.

I learned that I was wrong in assuming that my youngest children were too young to miss their daddy. Norfolk, Virginia