Brianna Keilar Quotes

Brianna Keilar

Profession : Journalist

Birth : September 21, 1980

If a heartfelt apology on Twitter isn't enough to restore some small semblance of faith in humanity, I don't know what is.

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Something has to give during a deployment and for me it's often punctuality.

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Always be prepared. You never know when an opportunity will pop up.

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Most employers see breaks in employment as a blemish on a resume. In the case of military spouses, however, it's due to their frequent moves.

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If you only watched Fox News, you might think hydroxychloroquine is to coronavirus what Tylenol is to a headache, or that gathering in large crowds indoors without masks is safe.

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We have to challenge lies. We have to challenge falsehoods and conspiracy theories. If you don't, they fester - unchecked and unchallenged.

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I am, after all, a NASCAR fan.

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As members of the military, Coast Guardsmen are prohibited from wading into politics.

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When I married into the military a few years ago, I was failing at navigating the realities of deployment alone. When I turned to the military family community, their tried and true coping skills changed my life.

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The Coast Guard evokes images of search and rescue operations, maybe during Hurricane Katrina, or guys jumping out of helicopters wearing snorkels and fins - and that's accurate, but only part of the picture.

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I'm honored to donate my time as an ambassador for Blue Star Families, the largest nonprofit organization serving active duty service members and their families through chapters in the U.S.

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I've spent most of my life like most Americans - without any immediate connection to active duty military.

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This is the hardest part of military family life - being away from each other.

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My mom was the rock of our family.

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Military families miss out on experiences that most civilian families do not: birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, funerals and even the births of their children.

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At no time did I suggest that violence is justice, and I can't believe I even have to explain that. But the alternative is letting someone like Kayleigh McEnany misquote and manipulate what you say. McEnany, who repeatedly lies to the American people.

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On Veterans Day, the country honors those in uniform and the sacrifices they have made across the globe. But as a military spouse who reports on the issues facing military families, I've learned that one of the biggest challenges is when a service member transitions out of the armed forces and into the civilian workforce.

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You have to figure out what works for you as a parent, and it's hard to do everything all at once.

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The White House wants us talking about racism and the justice system because they use it as a springboard to scare Americans about looting, aided by Fox News running episodes of violence on an incessant loop, that their hearts and minds won't be able to look past the fear to see injustice.

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Before my husband deploys, he has a ritual that is familiar to many service members. He sits down with a generously poured bourbon, and he writes letters. One for his adult daughter, Rosalind. One for each of our little boys, Teddy and Antonio. One for his grandma, who raised him, and his family in Texas. One for me.

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