Yesterday I asked my colleagues at The Women’s Museum to email me their thoughts on our participation in the Blue Star Museum’s Program and one woman in particular’s reply blew me away! I couldn’t wait to share her thoughts with everyone. Below, Emily Embry, Tour Coordinator, shares with us what is like to be a “Military Brat” with her Top 10 list:
“There used to be a saying, “your momma wears combat boots” which was meant as an insult. I remember hearing that one day in middle school and thinking, “Well, actually my mom does wear combat boots and I am proud of it!” I can still remember my mom coming home in the evenings when I was little and my sister and I would fight over whose turn it was to help mom take of her boots. Most of the time we would only be able to help loosen the strings on our own and then we would both have to grab on to the boot while mom tried pulling her foot out. My salute goes out to all moms in combat boots… Thank you for your service!!!
Here is my top 10 list: “You know you’re a military brat when…”
10. You don't really know how to answer the question "what is your hometown"
9. You feared turning 21 because they would take your id card away
8. You thought all pens had "US Government" printed on them
7. You are brought to tears by the song “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood
6. You thought vacations meant going stateside to visit the grandparents
5. You see vapor trails in the sky, you assume they're from military aircraft
4. Your childhood neighborhood had a "Yard of the Month" award
3. You speak fluent acronyms --- CO, BDU, BQ, MP, TDY, PCS....and on and on
2. You know to stop whatever you are doing and stand at attention when hearing the national anthem
1. As an adult, you drive onto a military base and are overwhelmed by the feeling of coming home even if you have never been on that specific base before
We are very proud to offer active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information, visit http://www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index2011.php.
Other DFW Museums participating: American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Arlington Historical Society, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance, Dallas Museum of Art, Frontiers of Flight Museum, Meadows Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum of the American Railroad, Nasher Sculpture Center, National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum, Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture, Veterans Memorial Air Park, The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future.
“There used to be a saying, “your momma wears combat boots” which was meant as an insult. I remember hearing that one day in middle school and thinking, “Well, actually my mom does wear combat boots and I am proud of it!” I can still remember my mom coming home in the evenings when I was little and my sister and I would fight over whose turn it was to help mom take of her boots. Most of the time we would only be able to help loosen the strings on our own and then we would both have to grab on to the boot while mom tried pulling her foot out. My salute goes out to all moms in combat boots… Thank you for your service!!!
Here is my top 10 list: “You know you’re a military brat when…”
10. You don't really know how to answer the question "what is your hometown"
9. You feared turning 21 because they would take your id card away
8. You thought all pens had "US Government" printed on them
7. You are brought to tears by the song “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood
6. You thought vacations meant going stateside to visit the grandparents
5. You see vapor trails in the sky, you assume they're from military aircraft
4. Your childhood neighborhood had a "Yard of the Month" award
3. You speak fluent acronyms --- CO, BDU, BQ, MP, TDY, PCS....and on and on
2. You know to stop whatever you are doing and stand at attention when hearing the national anthem
1. As an adult, you drive onto a military base and are overwhelmed by the feeling of coming home even if you have never been on that specific base before
We are very proud to offer active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information, visit http://www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index2011.php.
Other DFW Museums participating: American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Arlington Historical Society, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance, Dallas Museum of Art, Frontiers of Flight Museum, Meadows Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum of the American Railroad, Nasher Sculpture Center, National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum, Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture, Veterans Memorial Air Park, The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future.
