Travel Notes and Storytelling

17/05/2026

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16/05/2026

Crazy Sister Tours & Cruises hosted Homeschool Days in Murrells Inlet, and we got to play with our cousins, Natalie, Landon, and Mom Heidi.

After getting buried in the beach sand, we rode the Sky Wheel and played the arcade games. Eddie and I got beaten at some of the same games we won as teens.😆

The Crazy Sister followed the dolphins 🐬, no matter the rain.

15/05/2026

Eddie and I are proud to have our SC Revolutionary War prints on Display at the SC State Library. 🇺🇸 Check it out!

Image The State Library commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War through a photography exhibit titled “Revolutionary South Carolina: A Photographic Journey by Marie and Eddie Goff”. The exhibit is a collection of photographs highlighting historic places that shaped So...

13/05/2026

Eddie and I traveled extensively throughout South Carolina, photographing Revolutionary War battle sites, monuments, and reenactments. We learned a lot about our state's history and met many great people along the way.

The State Library is displaying our photographs through the end of June.

29/03/2026

The 2026 Women's History Month theme is "Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.”

I’d say that this story fits the bill! The amazing story of Chaplain (Capt.) Carlene Carlson-Cassem, by Sgt. 1st Class Joanita M. Nellenbach in the SC Palmetto Guard, Summer 1994.

I didn't know her then, but reading the story now, I'm put in awe again of the amazing people serving and who have served in the SC National Guard. It warms my heart that both she and her husband found their military homes in the SCNG.

I’ll be adding Chaplain (Capt.) Carlson-Cassem to the list of Trailblazing Military Women from SC. Until then, there's the story as first published.

29/03/2026

A touch of Patriotism is added to charm at the seaside village of Surfside, SC. Thanks to the owners of Wooden Spoon Eatery, George and Jennifer Nicholas, visitors see the U.S. Flag proudly flying as they enter Main Street and Surfside Drive.

George served proudly in the U.S. Navy. 🇺🇸 And the food is awesome!

25/03/2026

Tell your story! What a coincidence that my book, the National Guard Association of the US (NGAUS) book, ‘The Oral History Project,’ arrived the same day I completed my own Military Memory book.

I love that the NGAUS Oral History book has Eddie and me in the friends section, as we met in officers’ school in 1980, and became friends there.

Eddie said that I was following him everywhere. It was true, since we were in formation! 😆

As you can see in my story, by the time of my retirement in 2015, 19,000 Soldiers and Airmen from the SC National Guard had deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, in the article at the SCNG link, ‘SCNG Fallen Heroes,’ the number is 25,000. Numerous service members deployed multiple times. Retired Lt. Col. Teddy L. Call, on page 533 of the NGAUS Oral History book, lists his deployments: El Salvador 🇸🇻, Iraq 🇮🇶, Syria 🇸🇾, Kuwait 🇰🇼, Egypt 🇪🇬, Jordan 🇯🇴, Oman 🇴🇲, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, and the Virgin 🇻🇬 🇻🇮. Teddy is one of many extraordinary men and women we worked with in the military.

At home, we did everything we could to support the Troops deployed ‘downrange.’ We established the Service Member and Family Care Office, which provided extensive support. We coordinated with the Commanders and the Red Cross for emergency leave; worked with Family Support Groups, Chaplains, and JAG officers; held Send Off and Welcome Home Ceremonies, Freedom Salute Ceremonies, and Purple Heart Ceremonies; provided Casualty Assistance Officers and Funeral Honors; raised money for monetary relief; and much more.

On my memory book page, you see Chaplain (Col.) Steve Shugart, PhD, is lighting a candle for each Soldier in a Memorial Candle Lighting Ceremony. Sadly, after my retirement, one was added to the fallen, bringing the total to seventeen. Read their stories in the link.

It's important to get your own story published. Since we’re in the digital age, we will not find many shoe boxes in the attic with letters in them, years later. The Oral History is ongoing and includes many organizations. Get your story in there!

I'm excited that my new website will be up and running soon. It will feature a Military section, where I’ll publish military events and stories based on my own and Eddie’s combined 71 years of experience.



https://www.scguard.ng.mil/History/Fallen-Heroes/ #:~:text=Home%20History%20Fallen%20Heroes,We%20will%20never%20forget:

14/03/2026

Eddie and I are happily anticipating seeing many National Guard friends at the 78th SC National Guard Association Retiree Breakfast at Hilton Head, SC. This beautiful sand castle is on display in the Hilton’s lobby.