Books for Military Kids: Deployment and Moving Stories
Postmarked July 17, 2026
The homefront field guide · for military dads
Hold down the homefront
Deployment goodbyes and homecomings, PCS moves with small kids, solo bedtimes, and gear worth mailing — run-book practical, from the dad seat. This blog first flew in 2011; it's back on its original mission.
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The goodbye day, done right
The deployment-cycle guide front and center: how to do the hardest day on the calendar with little kids — scripts by age, a goodbye-day run-book, and the rituals that make the countdown survivable.
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