My Thankful heart

Grandparents day

That's Dash I am holding first sight with the sweater on.

 This is first sight of Dove, I had a different sweater on.

The kids had a blast with their grandparents today.

MILove sent this image.

They are so beautiful!

Tackle it Tuesday

Good Morning

I awoke with a bad head ache only to realize that I have forgotten to take my medications for two days.

The weekly lunch drinks are made.

This is Steve's favorite.

This is a real money saver.

I use the O>J> jugs, this is not only a good brand not from concentrate orange juice is best, but the jugs are really nice to reuse.

When you buy beverages that have been made commercially from consentrate you never really know what you buy.

The tankers that hold the liquides often are not cleaned well and contaminants enter your food sorce.

You pay for water, and that water can also be a bit questionable.

Perinoid not the reports of apple juice tankers being same tankers that supply toxic liquides were a big story in the day.

Kids were poisoned. It was all hushed after the big scandle.

This was in the late 80's early 90's. Although one would hope regulations improve...well it is just a good idea not to use concentrated liquids from the commercial sector if possible.

Get the powder mix and recycle the containers.

it is around .25 a drink and not the $1.20

My big tackle is a 90 minute dentist apointment where I have to have extensive build up and the prep work done for a crown on a back molar.

That my big job for the day.

I consider myself very fortunate to get to save the tooth.

Every tooth in a mans head is a jewel.

The children have Grandparents day at the Elementary school.

The folks will take them to Mc Donald's for Lunch today.

A hot shower and a good rest.

The garden will need a drink too.

The chickens and Dogs need feed.

It was only 38 degrees here this morning

That is VERY cold for a desert dweller.

Dove wore the very sweater that I had on the first time I held her in the orphanage in Russia today.

What a full circle of time.

She will get new bands on her braces at the end of the day.

Meal Plan Menu

 Good Morning

The week is off to a start.

In a few hours ramping up to full speed ahead!

so with this pot of tea Mr Earl Grey and I will do the morning post fore all those tasks begin.

It is good to start a day this way.

My menu reflects the schedule of this full week.

I will set to all the tasks I can attend this mornig.

budget entry for balance tonight

Laundry garden water and car

kitchen and dishes

enchiladas for supper tonight

perhaps some menu work for the Thanksgiving meal.

My MILove has welcomed us to her home. We will have a sweet simple celebration of thanks.

Steve and I have prayed and we were trying to figure out how I could pull it off this year.

I have to testify at a trial that I was a witness on Thursday and do not know how long it will be that I have to do so . I am the main witness.

Every day this week is a full schedule with the exception of Friday unless the trial is still going.

We were praying what to do if we were to budget going out to supper with the grandparents and his brother or if I might be able to get a magazine to lead me brain dead through a do ahead meal preparation.

We received the very kind very generous offer to sup at their table with some reservation for this is a lot for my MILove to do even if I help a lot.

We are at grand-parenting age ourselves.

This is for many that time to slow down.

HA!

Slow down....?

I have often told folks we had our retirement first.

Steve told me that it is so strange ...going to work is the easiest part of his day it is like going to rest. Being home is where all the work is.

I so empathize, but he has been pulling a lot of my load while I get through the knee stuff.

The EMDR therapy for the PTSD will begin again today. OH!

Good thing that I can do all things through...

This is a collage assignment to have images that calm and sooth me while we bring up and address the memories that will then have the EDMR technique applied. The images are to support me if the memories are too much.

So boy howdy!

What I understand is that this is some kick ya in the pants hard type of process .

Hard but VERY freeing.

So I pay the effort to gain the greater good.

A little sadness fills me to think of the hard work I have ahead of me here.

I love my collage however and the images do bring me joy.

 I look to the hill from whence comes my peace.

So Dove and Dash set the "grandchildren" up for a day of school in their absence.

Tree frog is teaching and when one of the "kids" complained of the lesson "teachers" retort was

:)

"Don't argue with me I don't make the rules I just have to enforce them"

I was walking by the room at that and laughed a good hardy out loud laugh.

Hit me so funny.

I was told that if I have to "dismiss" class to work on the room...to please keep all the students together.

I love my kids they are so sweet.

 

I explained to Dash over the weekend a little bit about his sister.

I asked him if he ever sorta felt more like her big brother sometimes.

He does often.

So I carefully explained that his sister like everyone has special needs that make then able to do things. Strengths and weaknesses.

We all defer to the weaker among us out of kindness and compassion.

I told him of how when a kid is like 5 or 6 the learn to tell the difference between pretend and real.

Then I told him Dove did not grow there.

His eyes got big and soft.

"mom will she ever grow up there?"

"I do not know, but she might not."

O.K. I going to cry here telling you this.

Every sense that day my son has been gentle and kind, much much more patient with her.

He is more playful with her, and is less annoyed by her antics.

My son is amazing!

He welcomed her into his bedroom to share the space so she will feel more safe at night.

He let go of his private room to help his sister. He knows that this is not required of him nor expected.

This he has done of his own ambition and expressed his free will and willingness and understands that it is his offer. We DID NOT  ask it of him.

Last night Dove asked to watch "my big fat Greek wedding"

She came to me at bed time...

mom I will not feel scared, that movie makes me think of my wedding day and feel happy.

I'll sleep good tonight"

She slept through the night and they both awoke at 5 a.m.

A security screen door

 before my lovely front door with my favored black wrought iron scroll work I so love.

When I was in JR high school I actually worked in the welding shop.

Something new you may not of known.

I was the only girl in metal shop.

 

Steve set to task and we enjoyed working together.

 

 Day's end here

This day began with a mission to find a door that we could feel not only safe with but that would complement the house on our budget.

I searched on Craig s list and then on line at Lowell.

On line I saw this door and really loved it.

I called a local store who told me that no longer stock this door.

However they have two of them in stock in the clearance section.

Then Jason the salesman had me wait to go and check the door to see if they might have one in good shape, He did!

A door installed would begin around $800 not including hardware of the knobs or dead bolts.

On clearance they were just recently reduced again down to $201.!

With the dead bolt and door knob, and the other supplies out the door around $260? ish.

 

We have to order a new threshold riser if we choose too.

Is that an amazing match!

I am so happy with it.

I have wanted this for years. Now I have more control over those annoying people who try so hard to get a hand in our pockets. It is so nice I could even leave the door open for fresh air now.

We placed the handle away from the window glass.

Now we have a secure front door.

Thanks be to God for such a perfect provision.

Hope you all had a greet week end.

I spent the night teaching Dove to comfort herself and to renew her mind by singing old 1800's hymns.

I told her when I could not sleep through all those hard years when I had a hard time with things in my mind this is how I would get to the other side so I could sleep.

YES she slept until at least 2 a.m. or so and then I slept beside her until morning.

Inch by inch. I conditioned her hair tonight and let her pretend to shave her legs with me.

I love having a daughter.

spiritual Sunday

On escort home as forgotten in the blue jeans pocket was the debit card.

Come to the corner to turn on my street he escorted me on to home Keeping my eye to the sky he pleased me. So strange a sight in our neighborhood. He has come visited on the neighbors crested of roof.

Reminding me eyes up to the beauty all around.

A good talk with a friend.

Mr Thrasher came to the garden to talk.

Speaking his chatter chatter click click and I expressed my reply.

Said he to me a twardel and a melodic tweet.

I replied in kind.

We knew not the thoughts of one another,

understood not the language yet we found a way to say

What we needed to say as we greeted one another.

Nothing is really what it seams.
For all around us are those ambassadors of peace and pleasure.
Calling up our eyes .
The beauty all around.
HIS presence can be found .

Free to be me Florida Christian Bloggers Retreat Part 5 time to go home

The last of the trip was a walk into my own home.

It was that morning I relized painfully that....

I did not want to come home.

Embraced in the arms of two very kind and loving women, nurtured in their prayers over me I had a real good cry. I knew what coming home would mean.

Three long weeks of weekly knee injections.

Dealing with the IEP for Dove, and with her special needs.

Those continuous sleepless nights holding her so she could rest. Those hours wonderful in intimacy as she opened her heart left both of us less than full functional in the morning.

Knowing that I would have to face those fears of getting her back into psychiatric care.

All that was required of me to tend husband, family and home.

When I told Steve later of that morning I was stunned as his reply..."I sure don't blame you for feeling that way"...

The chestnut trees left little balls of provision all over the ground.

Harder than a pecan to crack but just as tasty

 

 

As I sat in the morning sun I saw a great winged bird gliding my way on the breeze and ask him to come to me that I might see him and he turned away as I heard within my heart it is now time to wing my own way home.

I sat with the sun in my face.

Knowing that I would be made able to face all those things ahead of me.

That the strength to do so would be given me as I needed it.

Perhaps not before.

It was enough to draw my heart back to them, back to the differences in parenting methods, the moral issues that I laid down to submit my will under the authority of my husband.

The therapy tasks ahead with the EDMR and all of the other issues we left to trust.

I pulled up my inner boots and set my heart to home and left all of the luxury of sleep and sisterly care behind.

A wonderful drive was had as the four of us went to the Tallahassee airport.

Angie (Sweet Pea) drove, as my Dear Joanne (Turtle Dove ) humored us with the Zebra Butt . Lynn sat ap front and we all just really enjoyed those last few minutes with our beloved Angie.

Once to the airport the migraine began to set in only moments before security.

Well talk about security.

4 times and the alarm just kept going off on me!

It was discovered to be my head band!

Then the girls behind me...all of my luggage was searched.

Unpacked and rifeled through.

It was my bible that drove them buggy.

I had someone laugh later saying someone needed to be reading their bible that day

:)

Lynn stepped up like a mother to me and just led me through the process of getting put all back together.

It was tough for the migraine that we were all aware was beginning to set against me was not improved by being searched!

Joanne and Lynn took such good care of me to get all put back together and to get me to some beverage. They even reminded me to stop at a keyosk for some Tylenol I was so flustered.

So we sat gate side and enjoyed one another. Lynn (cloud walker walks softly) was before me hearing of how My visit to the last days of my mothers life gave way to forgive her...just then over the intercom in the background played Mommas song..."she'll be coming around the mountain when she comes." As I boarded the craft I once again took advantage of the opportunity for the wheel chair to help me when I landed.

Upon boarding I was asked by the person who sat nest to me if I would trade seats seats with another. You know there was an opening just above that other seat for my case and the girl beside me was so kind as to go get my little bag of stuff for me. I was sore embarrassed for I thought she was with the other two and spoke to her as if she were. I could not apologize or say anything for it would of just made it worse. I just did my best to pray for the situation and gain some humility and care of lesson for future reference.

So after the awkward flight she even lifted down my bags for me. The announcement came that all who had need of wheelchair to deboard last. So I sat until the plain was empty.

We had the most authoritative caring through stewardess  during the flight . This woman really cared about us every one and would have no part of blowing off the safety instructions. To the point of confronting a person with a cell phone. My thought was who this lady really cares about our lives .

Well I told her so. How I felt about the way she did her job.

She had tears in her eyes and said WE don't hear that angle on it very often.

I had to relieve myself so bad that I thought I would pop!

The wheel chair was not noted on the stewardess papers.

So I waited and while I did relieved myself in that empty planes restroom and as I was finishing up the tank was opened to be emptied and I flew with my pants up out the door in a start. Sorta funny really. I waited and eternity and the plain was already behind schedule. They confirmed that they would get me on the next flight if I missed it.

The pilot wanted to have the lift take me off and I told him that i Could make it down the steep steps It would just be a bit painful but I could do it.

He would hear no part of it.

Eventually however that is just what I did. I was right it hurt but then there was a tram to take me to the terminal through the tarmac it was so cool.

 

 

She was so sweet and just would hear no part of me trying to go it without the chair.

In Atlanta the airport is larger than any other in the US

 

Check it out this is the cock pit.

What a cool adventure.

I just kept thinking of looking at the trip as an adventure.

  

That it was .

I drove through the tarmac.

Jet engines blowing against the tarp.

 

We wheeled around the baggage trolley's.

 

My case on the back.

 

My driver to the left stopped for an elder and grown son, and a child traveling alone.

The child sat beside me.

I encouraged her and reminded her to stay with an employee at all times.

 

That is an active engine very loud!

Well we got into the terminal after driving all the length of around 6-10 gates and then into a place where we were met by a wheel chair and up an elevator.

We were together as a group.

A fellow came and pushed that chair with me in it in a real hurry all the way to the far end of that other terminal.

I gave that fellow a $20 tip for it and boy did he earn it. He got me to the transit a train under the terminal and we were at the gate as the plane was boarded a FULL flight.

I stood there against a wall waiting for the chair to come back from the longest tunnel I have ever gone down to get on a plane. By this time I was really really hurting. Without any of the synvisk left in my knee it was full on bone on bone a long weekend, flight and bumps to boot. It was a long 20 minute to sit in the chair facing backward.

Once on board the attendant was not help.

I was way back on the plane and amazingly one of the last to board there was right above my row a place just right for my suitcase. However I was so worn out and afraid to lift it over the mans head I hessitated. Then I told Him I was afraid and asked him if he would close his lap top.

He said to lift it and that he would push it up and help me.

We did it!

I had just enough of the drink left to get two pain pills in.

I was in the window seat. So the two men stepped out for me to get in.

 

The view was beautiful as we crossed the states.

It was a very nice flight.

A meal was purchased of a giro, it was so good!

I just slept and rested.

When we landed again it was asked for those who need assistance to wait.

You know that fellow on the row, actually asked me out before him.

I told him I had to await my chariot and smiled.

He lifted down the case!

I waited untill almost everyone was off and slowly got down that long isle off the plane.

A wheel chair fellow helped me to get through the terminal and into the embrace of my awaiting family.

It was sorta hard to walk so I took it slow to the car. If I had not of taken advantage of all the help I would not of been able to walk to the car. My kids would of been freaked out, but I just told them I was tired. We went on home.

The next day was school adn steve stayed home and took me for the first injection.

I could hardly get back to the car.

The nurse was not kind she did not get that I had been on a plane the day before.

Steve was kind.

Well now it is three weeks later.

Three injections in both knees

Two unexpected root canals

an IEP for dove

Appointments set to get her intervention

rearranged Dash's bedroom

Last night moved Doves bed into dashes room

h1n1 flu shots for the kids

a full week ahead including

a 80 minute dental appointment for the build up and crown

Dash has an ASU research appointment

Dove gets new bands

A trial to testify at on Thursday...

Thanksgiving only 10 days away?

I am home.

Dove slept for the first time through the night last night! 

Last night I slept 11 hours!

just this moment an officer is walking away from my door for I had to again call 911 for a very aggressive sales person would not leave and refused to to leave my door.

I am shaking!

boy that makes me mad!

Oh I am getting a security screen door!

A life in the day, or a day in the life of...

Yesterday a wonderfully strange day.
I went to the MD for the follow up and got a rx for the h1n1 shot if I can find one.
Went to the grocery adn got to the register without my Debit card, drove home and got it, went back and got the groceries. This the first time in three weeks to shop due to the knee shot thing.

When I was unloading the car I saw a neighbor and hollered over to her for tea. She said make it coffee and I will be there in 20 minutes. So I ran in and did a 30 second tidy . Unloaded the grocery bags that had the cold stuff in it. I left everything else out in the garage for Steve to carry in. My neighbor told me a a place I had never heard of in my neighborhood so we each drove over rand then we shopped this cute little discount decor store.

I stopped and got the paint for Dove's bedroom.

The kids came home, homework and then some efforts toward a response to an e-mail I received.
It was sorta intense so I dropped the ball a bit on getting ready for Dove's band concert. It was so cute to see her play her french horn.

Today I have quiet moment to rest a spell after a morning of tasks. Cupcakes, and the chicken coop done this morning.

 

 The tea that you left in the gift basket Angie is being enjoyed.

Today I had a visit with Earl Grey.

With some struggle the compost was moved over to the other side of the yard.

The hardest part was keeping the dogs out of the stuff.

I filled it up with the coop poop.

It will now be close to the garden and the water as well.

 

 

This end of the yard is being sceduled to get a redo as soon as my knees will let me.

With the compost out of there I might be able to get the rock given away and the beds fenced and planted. I look so forward to this mess getting cleaned up.

 

 Today's harvest.

 

 The spaghetti squash was awesome . I oven steamed it in a shallow water bath. Served it with cardamon and butter. The side was green beans and corn also from the garden we had a meatless dinner. IT WAS SO GOOD! everything on the plate from the garden.I was like a major milestone moment. I will harvest and save seed for next season. These have been washed and now are drying.

 

How sweet this week the kind notes recieved from Angie, oh dear heart your kindness was a warm embrace on a hard day. The timing was perfect. Lynn, I miss you too so much. It is a sweet gift to be with you in Florida.  Alisha your very welcome .

The cute thank you not from is Alisha.

Ill post some garden images over at the Bee bliss Blog.

Dash was invited by Arizona State University to take part in a hearing aide study.

I spoke with the research professor who is in charge. We spoke of all the federal funding gone now from the children s clinic and I told her we were now out of pocket. She said that they will do his hearing test for free. They will also try to include any need that Dash might have within the time limit of the 2 hour study. Dash will be paid $30, for it. They are testing a new type of hearing aide for kids that has a background noise neutralizer.

Now lets see what was that prayer...

"God , Please make a way for us to meet Dash's hearing needs, and make us a way to manage his hearing aides and ear molds."

Thank you Dear Sweet Lord for listening and caring enough to throw in a way for Dash to feel important about it too.

An apointment made now for Dove to go back to the Phyciatrist...set asap for JANUARY!

However we will be put on a cancellation list...watch and see :)

Her former Ocupational therapist will also contact us about getting that started up again.

Now lets see just how he is going to make a way for those co-pays :)

Well I am sorta tired...be blessed for I am going to go rest.

by the way Dove is bedding in our room now on a palate on the floor, she has slept 2 nights around a least 6-7 hours, rejoice with me. Steve and I each got around 5-6 hours each as we endured her snoring. She is still recovering the cold she is so sweet and thoughtful. What a kind kid.

Amazing head way with Dove

Thank  you for your prayers. Dove opened up tonight and told us what it is like to be her.
She described the ADID (attention deficit inactive disorder), the sensory integration and the lack of internal security she feels.

She gave us detailed images and daily expierences of what her life is like. We have now to get the help this child needs. I do not understand the way that will come to cover the co-pays and such but it is well with my soul.

I will get her back into the melmed center that helped me when she was younger. It is 22 miles one way.
Therapy will begin again it looks like.

Thank you, thank you all for the prayers for my daughter.
This child has opened our eyes of understanding. She has made her father understand those things that I could not. God has healed our little family and unity of purpose and understanding now prevails. We will give band aide solutions until I can get the cure or intervention set in place.
Lots of work to do.

Charity Begins at Home. This Country is OUR home.

Free to be me: Alecia Potter Corbin

I'd like to Introduce to you,

The Corbin Family.

Alecia and her husband Michael and their two beautiful children are full time Missionaries for Family Life Ministries(www.familylife.com). They have placed their complete trust in the LORD for ALL of their needs including a place to live while they are out on the missions field and every resource that is needed.

Alecia was one of the speakers at the Retreat and as I sat listening to their testimony and her humility in serving the LORD as a full time missionary and in her desire to be all that HE would have her to be as a wife and mother.

It is their heart in union to serve here State Side to strengthen American families in need.  

To do so they must first establish their own funding.

They will be serving under the umbrella of Campus Crusade for Christ.

She left us with a lasting statement that her family is truly living: "Hold the cloak of materialism loosely".

I ask if everyone who reads this would first pray for Michael, Alecia and their beautiful children and the humble work the LORD has commissioned them to do.

Then, would you visit with them at their CorbinLife blog or facebook at: Alecia Potter Corbin or Email ministry@corbinlife.com and give them WORDS of Encouragement in the LORD.

And then if the LORD touches your heart to partner with them monthly or to sow a seed one-time Donation into their lives to help support them, then please contact them directly. I'm sure the LORD will multiply whatever seeds are sown. He's just that type of GOD. He's amazing! Amen!


by Lisa: There are people who come into our lives that leave lasting impacts small and great. Faces that long into our years we will remember. Names that will stay on our lips in prayer even if time, the distance of the miles and the journey's are in different directions -- STILL those people will remain some how in the banks of your mind and heart. Alecia is one of those people to me. I will long remember her in the journey of my years and while our paths are different our end-goal is the same and that is for our lives to be used for the glory of the LORD.

I so agree. As I told this young woman that there are many types of soldiers.

They lay down their lives for others. That it takes a purple heart of a soul to do so.

It will be a battle for this family, they know it will not be easy.

They have sold their home, and will be working full time.

Leaving there employment to do so.

They lay down their lives!

That is what they so profoundly believe that their path is to walk.

After a wonderful conversation with Alisha last night on the phone the thought of putting this out here for all of you who care so much about the lives of others in your world. 

Visit her with at the very least a word or two to encourage them. 

Thank you
 Feel free to copy and post this community service.

Has our history become such a blur?

they wanted to remove the crosses...

 Those who fought through out the history of our nation are to be honored.

Is this nation so short sighted as too recognize these heroes of today to simply forget the heros of yesterdays lore.

Lore, all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

 

All gave some but some gave all.

Many fought for country in their idealism.

Those Ideals however have even been tossed by our very own governing peoples.

It is not only this time in history that we are to honor our Veterans.

Remember those who came before and what they fought for.

What are we fighting for now?

Where has our compass gone or what has it become.

For all of those who have kept compass and the ideal I solute you.

Do you see a time when there has not been a war?
If we could just remember our history.

18th Century

• American Revolutionary War, 1775 – 1783
  
  • Boston campaign, 1775 - 1776
  • Canadian Theatre, 1775 - 1776
  • New York and New Jersey campaign, 1776 - 1777
  • Saratoga Campaign, 1777
  • Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 - 1778
  • Western Theatre, 1775 - 1782
  • Northern Theater, 1778 - 1781
  • Southern Theatre, 1775 - 1782
  
  
• Northwest Indian War, 1785 - 1795
• Quasi-War, France, 1798 – 1800

[edit] 19th Century

• First Barbary War, 1801 – 1805
• War of 1812, 1812 – 1815
  
  • Tecumseh's Rebellion, 1811 - 1813
  • Lake Champlain Campaign, 1812 - 1814
  • Niagara Campaign, 1812 - 1814
  • Detroit Campaign, 1812 - 1814
  • Chesapeake Campaign, 1813 - 1814
  • Creek War, 1813 - 1814
  • Peoria War, 1813
  • Southern Campaign,
  
  
• Second Barbary War, 1815
• First Seminole War, 1817 - 1818
• Winnebago War, 1827
• Black Hawk War, 1832
• Second Seminole War, 1835 - 1842
• Mexican-American War, 1846 – 1848
• Cayuse War, 1847 - 1855
• Third Seminole War, 1855 - 1858
• American Civil War, 1861 – 1865
  
  • Union blockade, 1861 - 1865
  • Eastern Theater, 1861 - 1865
  • Western Theater, 1861 - 1865
  • Lower Seaboard Theater, 1861 - 1865
  • Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861 - 1865
  • Dakota Conflict, 1862
  • Pacific Coast Theater, 1863
  • Colorado War, 1863 - 1865
  
  
• Red Cloud's War, 1866 - 1868
• Korean Expedition, 1871
• Modoc War, 1872 - 1873
• Red River War, 1874 - 1875
• Black Hills War, 1876 - 1877
• Nez Perce War, 1877
• Bannock War, 1878
• Cheyenne War, 1878 - 1879
• Sheepeater Indian War, 1879
• Ute War, 1879-1880
• Pine Ridge Campaign, 1890-1891
• Battle of Leech Lake, 1898
• Spanish-American War, 1898
• Philippine-American War, 1899 - 1913

[edit] 20th Century

• Boxer Rebellion, 1899 - 1901
• Banana Wars:
  
  • United States occupation of Nicaragua, 1907-1933
  • United States occupation of Honduras, 1907-1933
  • United States overthrow of Guatemalan Government, 1907-1933
  • Intervention during Panamanian Election, 1908
  • United States occupation of Cuba, 1912
  • United States occupation of Veracruz, 1914
  • United States occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
  • United States occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1917-1924
  
  
• Mexican Expedition, 1916 - 1917
  
  • Battle of Ambros Nogales, 1918
  
  
• World War I, 1917 – 1918 (time span of U.S. involvement)
  
  • European Theatre, 1917 - 1918
  • First Battle of the Atlantic, 1917 - 1918
  
  
• Russian Revolution, 1918-1920 (time span of U.S. involvement)
  
  • Polar Bear Expedition, 1918 - 1919
  • American Expeditionary Force Siberia, Soviet Union, 1918 - 1920
  
  
• World War II, 1941 – 1945 (time span of U.S. involvement)
  
  • Second Battle of the Atlantic, 1941 - 1945
  • Pacific War, 1941 - 1945
  • African Theatre, 1942 - 1943
  • European Theatre, 1944 - 1945
  
  
• Korean War, 1950 - 1953
• Operation Blue Bat, Lebanon, 1958
• Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuba, 1961
• Operation Powerpack, Dominican Republic, 1965 - 1966
• Vietnam War, 1962 - 1973 (time span of United States involvement)
  
  • Laotian Civil War, 1962 - 1973
  • Cambodian Civil War, 1969 - 1970
  
  
• Contra War, El Salvador, 1981-1990
• Invasion of Grenada, Grenada, 1983-1984
• Iran–Iraq War, 1987 - 1989
• United States invasion of Panama 1989 - 1990
• Persian Gulf War, Iraq, 1991
  
  • Operation Desert Shield, 1991
  • Operation Desert Storm, 1991
  
  
• Somali Civil War, 1992 - 1994
  
  • Operation Provide Relief, 1992
  • Operation Restore Hope, 1992 - 1994
  
  
• Yugoslav wars, 1994 - 1999
  
  • Bosnian Conflict, 1994 - 1995
  • Kosovo Conflict, 1997 - 1999
  
  

[edit] 21st Century

• War on Terrorism, 2001 - present
  
  • Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan 2001 - present
  • Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines 2002 - present
  • Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa 2002 - present
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 - present
  • War in North-West Pakistan, 2004 - present
  • War in Somalia, 2006 - 2009
  • Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara 2007 - present