PHOTOS

Confusion of Languages Photo Gallery

Amman Citadel

Amman Amphitheater

Fresh lamb balls

Hijab barbies

Jerash

Kids on camel near Dead Sea

Local Bathroom Stall

Local women swimming in the Dead Sea

Lunch

My Flower Man

Petra Monastery

Protest outside Syrian Embassy

Feeding stray cats

Street seller at light

You Know When the Men are Gone Photo Gallery

Entry to the main gate at Fort Hood. Guard gates, ID checks, and vehicle inspections are just beyond this sign.


My husband and I at a First Cavalry Division military ball at Fort Hood.


Soldiers conducting a training exercise at Fort Hood a few months before deploying.


The families watching as their soldiers prepare to leave for Iraq, June, 2008. Lots of babies and rifles.


The line of waiting buses. Soldier barracks and the Copeland Center are in the background.


My husband showing photos of my daughter and me to local Iraqis while out on patrol.


Soldiers in my husband's company celebrating Christmas in Iraq - the First Sergeant is handing out 'Secret Santa' gifts.


Welcome Home ceremony at the First Cavalry parade grounds, 2009.


My husband and our daughter, finally heading home together.


Our garage - one of many Welcome Home signs!


Flags lining Battalion Avenue, the main road of Fort Hood.


The First Calvary Division Horse Cavalry Unit is the last horse mounted calvary unit in the United States Army.


Gold Star parking spot outside of Fort Hood shopping area. Gold Star Family refers to the family members of soldiers killed in combat.


Sign seen when departing the main gate of Fort Hood. Usually a badly mangled automobile is on display nearby.


The decommissioned helicopters outside of the First Cavalry Museum


4th Infantry Division War Memorial, Fort Hood