Free Admission to Colonial Williamsburg for Military

From the Colonial Williamsburg official website:
Free Military Passes for Memorial Day Weekend
During Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-25, active duty military, reservists, retirees, veterans and their families receive free admission passes. Service [...]

$1 Airline Tickets for Active Duty Military

Hurry! Ends tomorrow!
From a DefenseLink Press Article
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2009 – In honor of National Military Appreciation Month, JetBlue is offering active duty military personnel $1 fares for domestic, nonstop flights, for a limited time, departing from the two JetBlue cities nearest to the nation’s capital: Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., and Richmond [...]

How Does Your Husband Help While He’s Away

How Does Your Husband Help While He’s Away?
Jolyn and her Air Force husband have been married for 14 years and have three children. They have so far navigated nine major moves, one deployment and countless TDYs.* She blogs over at “A Military Family Blog (a life like any other)” about the kids (of course), household [...]

H & R Block Free Online Tax Program for Military

For the past several years Military One Source offers free tax consultations and free e-filing for active duty, Guard, Reserve and their family members. We have taken advantage of this deal for many years. To find out more go to the Military One Source website.
H & R Block is the company offering the free service [...]

Disney’s Armed Forces Salute ~ Free Admission!

Disney ran this offer a few years ago. We were able to take advantage of it and unbelievably this offer comes the day before we are scheduled to leave for our Disney World vacation. I am so glad I waited to purchase tickets!
I just spoke with a representative Disney World and confirmed this information with [...]

Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks Salute to Heroes 2009

Hats off to Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks for continuing their Heroes Salute in 2009.
In 2009 Anheuser-Busch Parks are offering:
* Complimentary admission for active duty military representing all five service branches, active members of a reserve or National Guard unit, and/or up to three direct dependents.
* Valid for one complimentary single-day admission per person, per year, [...]

For the price of a stamp!

Long time readers of my blog know that I run a coupon program which sends coupons to our troops overseas. Certain bases accept coupons that are up to 6 months expired, while other bases accept only current coupons. For the price of a stamp you can send your unwanted or expired to overseas bases. The [...]

Williamsburg

I am so thankful for the opportunity to visit Williamsburg last week. We had such a great time. The best part about our trip (other than the fact that I ate at my favorite restaurant) was that we met up with two different families that we don’t get to see very often.
The first family was [...]

Military Shipping Deadlines

Christmas is coming… here are the shipping deadlines for shipping mail to overseas military bases.

Military Mail Addressed To
Express Mail® Military Service (EMMS)1
First-Class Mail® Letters and Cards
Priority Mail®
Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL)2
Space Available Mail (SAM)3
Parcel Post®

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 090-092
Dec-18
Dec-11
Dec-11
Dec-4
Nov-28
Nov-13

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 093
N/A
Dec-4
Dec-4
Dec-1
Nov-21
Nov-13

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 094-098
Dec-18
Dec-11
Dec-11
Dec-4
Nov-28
Nov-13

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 340
Dec-18
Dec-11
Dec-11
Dec-4
Nov-28
Nov-13

APO/FPO AE ZIPs 962-966
Dec-18
Dec-11
Dec-11
Dec-4
Nov-28
Nov-13

Veterans Day Discount at Home Depot and Lowes

The Home Depot and Lowe’s, the world’s largest home improvement retailers, once again are offering a 10 percent Veterans Day discount to active-duty service members, reservists, retirees, veterans and their immediate family members.
The Lowe’s discount is available Nov. 6 through Nov. 11 on purchases of up to $5,000 in U.S. stores from merchandise in stock [...]