Brianna Keilar

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

“Military families become familiar with trying to contort their lives around deployments and separations.”

“Alright, let's tackle the worst part of this pandemic: people are dying, or they're worried about their loved ones dying - and it's hard not to spiral out. After almost two decades at war, this has been the reality for military families for a very long time. Welcome to our club.”

“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.”

“I feel oddly at peace with the ups and downs of pandemic life. They're not too different from the ups and downs of deployment life, which I've experienced a lot the last few years as my husband, an Army Special Forces officer, has been overseas.”

“I love Berkeley.”

“My mom was the rock of our family.”

“It's head-scratching, really, that the most prominent Army base in America is named for Braxton Bragg. He was on the wrong side of history, as a Confederate general and a slave owner.”

“Military spouse employment is the issue that most people email me about when they are suggesting topics for me to cover in my Home Front' column.”