In 1954, twenty-five-year-old Edythe Price married new second lieutenant Bill Gorman, setting her on a course that would bring her face to face with the many challenges of life as a military wife. Her inspiring story is one of perseverance, fortitude, and celebration.

The core values of family stand out against the rigid backdrop of army life in the mid-twentieth century. Over eighteen years-when often the only constants were each other-the family moved twenty-five times. Having seen her husband off to war on three separate occasions, Edythe touchingly relates the anxiety and...