Heroes At Home nominating period open for military to honor spouses

Some say the hardest job in the military belongs to the military spouse. Our military spouses are unsung heroes who maintain the home-front during lengthy deployments, selflessly give back to their communities through volunteer work, and provide moral support for their loved ones serving at home and in harms way. At the same time, many hold down full time jobs and raise families. While the service member is rewarded for superior job performance with medals, promotions and ceremonies, the military spouse generally only receives a kiss and a “thank you” from their significant other.

That changed in 2005 when The Flagship Military Newspaper launched Heroes at Home: The Military Spouse Awards.™ In 2010 we will celebrate the sixth year of this landmark event. The Hampton Roads community will come together to recognize spouses of service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps. The Military Spouse Awards give the military and civilian communities an opportunity to say “thank you” and to recognize our military spouses for the challenges they overcome every day. This event is the only regional event in the country that honors military spouses from all branches of the Armed Services. It is a very highly regarded event that has even captured the attention of the White House. Our 2007 and 2008 finalists were all invited to a reception at the White House honoring military spouses and our 2007 Spouse of the Year, Linda Port, went on the receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Our 2009 Spouse of the Year, Michelle Galvez, was chosen to meet with Michelle Obama when she visited Tidewater this past July.

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