"FREMONT — Being an Army mom can be rough. But being an Army mom in Fremont can be rough and lonely, Julie Ramirez has found out.
When her eldest son, Victor, enlisted three years ago, she was distraught, and her friends couldn't relate.
'You honestly feel really alone because there's no one else who understands the nightmares you have,' Ramirez said.
Now Ramirez, a 49-year-old bookkeeper, is recruiting military moms in Fremont to help support each other. She is trying to start a Fremont chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America — a service organization for military moms. The group welcomes soldiers back from combat, attends memorials, sends care packages and cares for each other while their children are in harm's way."
When her eldest son, Victor, enlisted three years ago, she was distraught, and her friends couldn't relate.
'You honestly feel really alone because there's no one else who understands the nightmares you have,' Ramirez said.
Now Ramirez, a 49-year-old bookkeeper, is recruiting military moms in Fremont to help support each other. She is trying to start a Fremont chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America — a service organization for military moms. The group welcomes soldiers back from combat, attends memorials, sends care packages and cares for each other while their children are in harm's way."
If you go
WHAT: First meeting of the Fremont chapter of Blue Star Mothers of
America
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Niles Veterans Hall, 37154 Second
St., Fremont
DETAILS: Call 510-938-5695 or visit www.myspace.com/fmtbsm
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