If you remember this company from earlier this year. They were the ones that held a friendly Milblog competition and the winner received a generous prize. They also donated to various military organizations as well. So this post isn’t about this company but how this company has given back to military members. Their service is about using your existing VA Benefits. So I am relaying their service to you.

This is how they can help.

Using your VA Benefits shouldn’t be a hassle, especially when it comes to using the VA Loan program. This program is designed with the Veteran in mind for the purpose of being at competitive rates with little down payment. The VA home loan program insures the loan for the individual because while you were serving your country chances are you didn’t have a lot of time to save or build a lot of credit which could provide you with a conventional loan.

With a limit of $417,000 you could purchase a home in pretty much any where in the country. You just have to start out by obtaining your Certificate of Eligibility through the VA Office. This will allow the loan company to verify that you are qualified to receive a VA Home Loan.

There are many other great benefits that are provided by the VA as well including the GI Bill which provides money for college and VA Insurance policies for the individual veteran. Check out the www.va.gov website today and read more about your opportunities as a veteran.

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Hello to everyone. It has been sometime since anything new has been posted here. We have been busy. I want to let you all know how things have been going.

AS has finally finished all of the physical testing they wanted to do in order to determine how well his brain has healed. He was having some extremely bad headaches as well as the occasional slip ups with his speech and tremors. As you all know he went to Walter Reed in the spring for a battery of tests. The results from there came back at pretty normal ranges. Since being home he most recently underwent an MRI and a PEDS scan. They both concluded that there was no swelling, no bleeding, and no blood clots, and ultimately normal brain function. So he is in the clear physically. That was a big relief for the both of us.

Earlier this summer we were treated to a week away courtesy of Wounded Warrior Project. It was fantastic! Thank you for the wonderful memories and family time. The kids had a great time fishing with daddy, boating, golfing, and taking in the sights. While we were there our Project hosts treated us, AS and I, to a night out. We left the kids with a sitter and spent some alone time. We happened to be there 4^th of July week and had a special treat. We got to hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence aboard an old battle ship. They fired their cannons a few times as well. The kids, especially the boys, really enjoyed that.

Now, whilst on vacation we learned that one of the guy’s he was with in Iraq lived right up the road from where we were staying. It happened to be the gentleman who called me to let me know AS had been hurt. We set up a night to get together with him and his wife. I must admit I had mixed feeling on this. I remember talking to him and how I felt. I was nervous to meet the man behind the voice. When we finally met I saw this man who was very polite and appreciative to his wife, involved with caring for his daughter, and very humble about being the one to call his soldier’s spouses when the need arouse. I didn’t know how to thank him for calling me or what a relief it was to know he was coherent and able to walk. I did manage to say Thank You but that was about it. He and AS spent most of the time talking about where the guys were, what they did after he left, and so on. It was a good visit for him. It helped him heal a little bit I think.

Let’s see… what else has gone on. Oh, the job thing he talked about. He did get the position he was hoping for!! It was a leap for him career wise. He likes this new position a lot. In the future it will require some travel, but that’s good for him. He now works from home every day. It’s nice for him to be able to do that.

As we close out the summer I must say it has been an eventful one and an emotional one for both of us. Knowing that his brain injuries are healed has been a relief. There are still things that need to be worked out but we will work on them in time. I hope all you have been having a great summer.

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