http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:26 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:26 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/a-hand-up-not-a-hand-out-1/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/'>Elizabeth Hauser</a><br /> Last Saturday I had the opportunity to volunteer for Stand Down and help give back to veterans&#8217; who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. In the military the term Stand Down refers to an opportunity to achieve a brief respite from combat. During this break troops would assemble in a base camp to receive new clothing, hot food and a relative degree of safety before returning to the front. This is them same concept of the Stand Down I helped with...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/a-hand-up-not-a-hand-out-1/">read more</a> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:47:00 GMT Elizabeth Hauser http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/a-hand-up-not-a-hand-out-1/ http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/day-one/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/'>Elizabeth Hauser</a><br /> I&#39;m currently a MS III Cadet in Army ROTC at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My major is Broadcasting and Electronic Communications. As far as future plans are concerned I&#39;m planning to pursue an educational delay to attend law school and commission in as a JAG. I know this initial blog post is pretty short and sweet, but I do plan to blog more about myself and my story through the next few posts as well as share my daily experiences with trying to balance the hectic...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/day-one/">read more</a> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:26:00 GMT Elizabeth Hauser http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/elizabeth-hauser/day-one/