HAPPINESS DEPLOYED 08.21 — With all eyes on Afghanistan, The Spouse Angle team shares some positive stories coming out of the chaos. Plus, what a new veterans memorial means to its Native American creators, how an Air National Guard squadron is taking care of its own, and a behind-the-scenes look at competing in the Paralympics with Army veteran and amputee Patty Collins.

 

Happiness Deployed

A monthly video series highlighting good news stories from around the military community

WWE’s Lacey Evans Stops By and More Good News: Happiness Deployed 07.21
The Air Force gets creative to help military families with child care, a marriage between U.S. and Korean military officers makes history, and there's good news for military fans of the Olympics. Then, WWE superstar and Marine Corps veteran Lacey Evans shares how she's reconnecting with her military roots and giving back to the veteran community.

Cook for Your Military Family Like a Pro and More for June: Happiness Deployed 06.21
An Air Force veteran and his wife left being busy behind to open a cooking school and restaurant in Tuscany, Italy. They give tips on how to cook delightful meals for your military family — no matter where you're stationed! Plus, good news for your furry family members and a high school graduate gets a heartwarming surprise.

Good News for Military Kids and More: Happiness Deployed 04.21
Military babies meet their dads, Gold Star mothers go skydiving and a World War II veteran finally gets his high school diploma. Plus, how an Army colonel and her son stayed connected during deployment.

 

Interviews

 

Author and military spouse Stacey Morgan shares the story of her husband's journey to space and how it changed her life on Earth. Plus, encouragement for other spouses going through long deployments and separations.

Author, publishing executive and Pulitzer Prize winner Dana Canedy recently saw her memoir, "A Journal for Jordan," become a major motion picture directed by Denzel Washington.

Brian Alvardo was the first same-sex military spouse to receive the Navy Spouse of the Year Award, and he's using his national platform — including an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" — to advocate for military spouses and families.

Gold Star husband and retired Green Beret Joe Kent shares how he's preserving his wife’s legacy as a mother and a warrior after Shannon Kent was killed on a special operations mission in Syria in 2019.

Army Col. June Copeland and her daughters share how they all ended up attending West Point, the challenges they’ve faced as black women in military service and the bond they have from going through these experiences as a family.

Army spouse Marla Bautista shares her personal story of abuse, incarceration and homelessness as a young adult and how those experiences inspired her family's nonprofit helping the homeless community wherever the military takes them.

Comedian Ashley Gutermuth, winner of The Tonight Show Seinfeld Challenge, uses her experiences as a military spouse to inform her jokes. She shares the highs and lows of maintaining a comedy career throughout the changes of military life and tips for handling backlash on social media — all with a hilarious spin.

Attorney and business coach Rachel Brenke shares how a cancer diagnosis launched her into entrepreneurship and how she's maintained success throughout the hard times of military life and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Navy Spouse of the Year David Carrera is proud to call himself "manpendent." He joins The Spouse Angle from Okinawa, Japan, for a hilarious take on life as a military dad and how he's helping other male military spouses find their tribe.