For 26 years, I lived the military life—first as a service member, then as a military spouse. Throughout that time, I was repeatedly told that spouses were vital to the mission, the base, and military life itself. However, after my husband’s retirement in 2021, I visited a military museums and realized something was missing: Where were the stories of women veterans? Where were the stories of spouses? Where was the section dedicated to the struggles of military spouses—the "untapped volunteers" of military history?

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Military spouses have played a significant role in shaping both traditional and new military history. Yet, their contributions often go unnoticed—relegated to footnotes, endnotes, or occasionally scribbled in the margins of military history books. They are absent from museum exhibits and rarely acknowledged in the broader military tradition and heritage narrative. My blog was born from a simple yet urgent question– If military spouses are so vital, why aren’t their stories being told in the history books too?

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Homefront Archives: Behind the Uniform is dedicated to uncovering and preserving the unknown histories of military spouses—from the steadfast wives of the Revolutionary War to the resilient partners of today’s service members. It highlights their voices through historical research, personal narratives, and analysis, showcasing their impact on the military, family life, and American and military society. 

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Join me in reshaping military history to tell the full story—one that honors those who stood behind the uniform, sometimes in uniform, and forged their forgotten legacies on both the battlefield and the home front.

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