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A backbone to her soldier, her family
"Renee Garcia knew she was representing thousands of other military moms as she accepted Operation Homefront’s inaugural Military Motherhood Award.
“Military wives are amazing ... inspiring,” she said, tears starting to roll down her cheeks.
She described the family readiness group at Fort Campbell, Ky., as being “such a backbone” for her — calling just to see how she was doing while her husband, Army Sgt. Frank Garcia, is deployed to Afghanistan. She, in turn, volunteers as a key caller, checking on other military spouses.
The Military Motherhood Award, sponsored in part by the Military Times newspapers, was one of several events honoring military spouses in the week leading up to May 9, designated by President Bush as Military Spouse Day.
Carolyn Maupin was one of five Military Motherhood Award finalists. She is the mother of Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin, whose remains recently were found near Baghdad, four years after he was kidnapped from his convoy. She and her husband, Keith, founded the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, which has shipped about 10,000 care packages to troops.
Garcia was honored at a Capitol Hill reception May 8. Her 4-year-old daughter, Kennedy, whispered “Mommy” from her stroller, her eyes lighting up as her mother began to speak."
A backbone to her soldier, her family - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times
"Renee Garcia knew she was representing thousands of other military moms as she accepted Operation Homefront’s inaugural Military Motherhood Award.
“Military wives are amazing ... inspiring,” she said, tears starting to roll down her cheeks.
She described the family readiness group at Fort Campbell, Ky., as being “such a backbone” for her — calling just to see how she was doing while her husband, Army Sgt. Frank Garcia, is deployed to Afghanistan. She, in turn, volunteers as a key caller, checking on other military spouses.
The Military Motherhood Award, sponsored in part by the Military Times newspapers, was one of several events honoring military spouses in the week leading up to May 9, designated by President Bush as Military Spouse Day.
Carolyn Maupin was one of five Military Motherhood Award finalists. She is the mother of Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin, whose remains recently were found near Baghdad, four years after he was kidnapped from his convoy. She and her husband, Keith, founded the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, which has shipped about 10,000 care packages to troops.
Garcia was honored at a Capitol Hill reception May 8. Her 4-year-old daughter, Kennedy, whispered “Mommy” from her stroller, her eyes lighting up as her mother began to speak."
A backbone to her soldier, her family - Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Navy Times
