Memoirs of a Dacia: The Super Woman Next Door

The life journey of author, mother and US Army Veteran, Dacia M Arnold

Part I. Seek and You Will Find
“Show me your War Faaaaaace!!!!” screamed a drill sergeant high in the guard tower overlooking our company of army t ...

Where did God go that I must find him
“Now everyone bow their head and close their eyes…” the pastor’s Kentucky accent added vowels where they ...

What's In A Name?: Thanks Dad
I hated my name growing up. Like most kids with unique names, I tried my best to anticipate the substitute teacher’s ...

Kid Number 1
I served in the US Army for about ten years in some capacity. This included three separate contractual commitments. I never thou ...

Kid Number 2: My 50 Hour Labor Story
Alright so it was technically 49 hours and ten minutes until she made her appearance. .My little miss is my second child. I had ...

Fort Bragg: Where It All Started
I was born December 6th 1984 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fayetteville sits just outside of Fort Bragg Army Post and is the ...

Shelbyville, Indiana
In 1989 I moved to a small town north of Indianapolis called Shelbyville. We had a little white house with a full front porch an ...

Bombs in the Air: A Thanksgiving Story
I deployed to The Green Zone during a cease-fire. I worked in the emergency room of Ibn Sina Hospital, famously known as Baghdad ...

You Lost Me
You planted me on this earth with a man you praisedI was fed, swaddled, and sometimes safe.When the heat was off, I got cold and ...