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From The Frontline with Gabrielle Morel: “Shake Hands With A Hero”

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Thank you to Procter & Gamble, Kroger and the USO for sponsoring this blog post and the Shake Hands With A Hero initiative. Please click here to learn more about this program. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.
From The Frontline with Gabrielle Morel – The Morel Family
My Husband has wanted to serve in the military for as long as I can remember. So it was no surprise, to me that when he graduated High School, he enlisted in the Army. We were later married, had our four amazing children, and then his ETS date (estimated time of separation) came. We both spent many weeks discussing whether or not he would reenlist. In the end my Husband decided to reenlist, because he wanted the military to be his career and he could not imagine himself doing any other job. One day there will come a time when he will retire, but for the time being he will serve his country.

My Husband loves being a soldier; he loves being a leader, the training, the responsibility, and the fact that he is required to be in shape. If my Husband could live at the gym, he would. The only difficult part of being a soldier for him would have to be the yearlong deployments and training. These things require him to be away from home, anywhere from a few weeks to a year. These are the times where he and many other soldiers wonder if their sacrifice is worth being away from their families. Some soldier’s will miss their child’s first steps, their first words, birthdays, holidays, and in some cases even the birth of their child. My Husband has missed our daughters’ first steps, their first birthday, and the first time our son crawled, and will most likely not be here when our babies take their first steps either.

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Yet, these soldiers still willingly reenlist, in a majority of cases it is because they love their job and they love serving this country. Many people might not support the war, but the least the American people can do is show the troops that their sacrifices are appreciated. Knowing that there are Americans who are grateful for all that they do, boosts the morale of the soldiers who are out there fighting to protect us. This is why I urge everyone to support this wonderful campaign and “Shake Hands with A Hero.”

Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Kroger and its family of stores have partnered together to support the USO – an organization that provides an extensive range of programs at more than 150 centers in 27 countries and at hundreds of entertainment events each year to support the morale, welfare, social and entertainment needs of troops and their families, free of charge – in its mission to help American troops and their families.
 

 
The first 50,000 people who utilize the microsite application (at www.honoringourheroes.com) to shake a soldier’s hand will receive a coupon (loaded to their Kroger Plus Card) for $1 off P&G products.
 
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You can virtually shake a soldier’s hand to thank him/her for their service! Help us send 50K thank-yous! Just click here: http://bit.ly/hDm6zY #ShakeHandsWithAHero.
 
 
 
 

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“Motivational Mami with Gabie Ocasio“, is a regular parenting, family lifestyle and travel contribution. She is also the Northeast Family and Travel Contributing Columnist. Gabie offers advice, tips, resources and inspirational motivation on a range of topics including, family living, parenting (TWO sets of twins as a single parent) and being a Latina Mami. Follow Gabie on Instagram at http://instagram.com/msoisaco Questions? Ask Gabrielle at ocasio.gabrielle@gmail.com
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