Donna Bridges has been a Military Spouse for 13 years. She was recently appointed as the Navy Ombudsman for Lehigh Valley NOSC. She has a BS in Psychobiology and a Master of Health Administration from GWU. She has survived four military moves, and seven operational deployments when her husband was flying the P-3 Orion. She has also endured a 12-month deployment to Iraq in 2007 with three children under 8 years, two parakeets, and two dogs. She has given birth in two different military hospitals, learned many a military acronym, and has attended numerous "mandatory fun" military functions. She is proud to a military spouse. You can reach her at donnabridges.militaryspouse@gmail.com.