Sarah Smiley is the author of "Shore Duty," a syndicated column for and about military spouses.  She is the wife of a Navy flight instructor.

Sarah has been a Navy dependent for 27 years. She is the daughter of RDML Lindell Rutherford (USN, Ret.) of Norfolk, VA, and spent most of her upbringing amid aircraft carriers and Navy bases in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As a Navy daughter and spouse, Sarah is in a unique position to see the military from many different angles. Her delicate balance of humor and sentiment has a special appeal to military wives who identify with her lifestyle, but has reached the hearts of women and families everywhere.

Sarah's accomplishments include: self-syndicating her column nationally; writing as "Special Contributor" for JaxAirNews (NAS Jacksonville, FL); serving as Public Relations Chairperson for Pensacola Mardi Gras, Inc.; appearing as a guest speaker for military events; promoting spouse events on local television; producing a monthly newsletter for the VT-2 training squadron's spouse club in Milton, FL; and serving as Assistant to the Editor for a community paper in St. John's County, FL.

Sarah has served as President and Vice President for an Officer's Spouse club in Jacksonville, FL. She is a graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, AL.

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Website: www.SarahSmiley.com

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