About HW&F
I (Greta) started this blog in 2004 as soon as I heard my husband was heading over to Iraq. I figured it would be good for me, my friends & family & the rest of the world to get a peek into the home of a soldier. Shortly after he returned from the Sandbox – he headed off to New Orleans for a short deployment (10 weeks) after the hurricanes. My husband retired in 2006, after 21 years of service. I also run a New Orleans themed blog Kiss My Gumbo .
Silke: When I wanted to leave town for a vacation, I encouraged my long time friend Silke to guest blog for me. Her husband was in Iraq & she is soooo smart! She got hooked & has stuck with me.
Indian Chris: I have been blogging with him since I started my blog. I love his sense of style, what he has to say & he became a daily read. When I needed technical help, he was my go to guy, so I welcomed him to start contributing and he took my offer up. He still maintains his own blog and I am honored that he sticks with me! We still have never met in person & I look forward to that in the near future.
Brainhell: He started visiting my blog & loved to debate. Silke always enjoyed debating with him. He stated at one point that he doesn’t visit the same blog twice but usually hops around. Somehow, he was drawn to my blog. He asked me if he could become part of my unpaid help and was floored when I answered yes! Hence the Brainhell experiment! He maintained his own blog at where he writes about his personal stuff and his life with ALS. He has since passed on.
Kathi is an old internet friend and we have since met in person. She is an amazing troop supporter with a military family. She also maintains her own blog.
I welcome the birth of Hooah Wife & Friends! Not a typical blog – matter of fact, anything but typical or boring!
“Hooah Wife and Friends is a sassy mix of wit, intelligence, sarcasm and poignancy. They tackle political and other issues of the day with a rare mix of variety and spontaneity that you won’t find from a single authored blog. You might laugh, you might get mad or you might learn something, but in the end you’ll be provoked!”
~~Amy Proctor~~
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Hi Greta! I cannot wait for the day you return HOME. I miss your EverReady energy and your intellligent conversations. Besides all that, your kids and husband are also loved.
I’m looking for anyone with information regarding US Military Soldeirs whom escort adopted children from their native country to the USA upon adoption. My sister has had her confirmation of adoption from S. Korea and the baby boy is READY and processed but because of the Holidays they don’t have anyone available to bring him here to the US. They have paid the extra costs to have him escorted here. She has been married for 12 years and unable to have children and now he’s just waiting there. He turned six months old on the 12th. We were told that sometimes a US Soldier is asked to escort. If you could let me know of anyone that would know more about this and who we could contact or have a soldier coming home for the Holidays from this area please let me know ASAP!!! Our prayers have been that he would be here for Christmas. Thanks and God Bless!
Why is DEB blocking bloggers from writing on her elephant in my coffee site. Who the hell does she think she is. If anything this is very rude way to treat bloggers. Several people have been complaining about it. Does this “specific group” of blog QUEENS own the internet?
Greta, Deb and whoever else is responsible for blocking the bloggers, this doesn’t sit well with the people involved. We could start our own website and it would be much better than the mushy crap that’s on here. GET A LIFE. This is specifically addressed to ELEPHANT IN MY COFFEE.