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 04:05:09 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:09 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/julieanna-carsen-greene/green-to-gold-paid-the-way/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/julieanna-carsen-greene/'>JulieAnna Carsen-Greene</a><br /> I can still remember the day, about twelve years old, when my grandfather told me, &#8220;Julie&#8230; you better focus on your grades and get a scholarship, college is expensive&#8221; and when I graduated high school I was able to get a yearlong scholarship to a local community college, but that didn&#8217;t get me far. I&#8217;ve always been a bit of a dreamer and growing up in a small town in Northern Washington I often felt like a big fish in a small pond. I decided to join the...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/julieanna-carsen-greene/green-to-gold-paid-the-way/">read more</a> Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:56:00 GMT JulieAnna Carsen-Greene http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/julieanna-carsen-greene/green-to-gold-paid-the-way/