Contest Rules:

Calling all spouses of personnel in the US Army (including Reservists and National Guard), Marines, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard past or present.

Submit a true story of not more than 500 words of:

Your Happiest or Saddest or Most Significant Moment while your husband\wife served on active duty. (Personnel need NOT be currently on active duty as long as the story took place while personnel on active duty.)

Submission open now for premiere of Season 2 of Lifetime TV's ARMY WIVES on June 8, 2008.

Submission closing at midnight July 31, 2008.

Winners to be announced August 5, 2008.

Grand Prize Winners. (5)

2nd Place Winners (10)

Winning stories will be featured on YourMilitary.com and YourMilitarySpace.com.

Grand Prize winners will receive $100 American Express Gift Card, Season 1 DVD of Army Wives, and a copy of Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel by Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Second place winners will receive a copy of Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel by Phyllis Zimbler Miller and a YourMilitary.com Logo Coffee Mug All submitted stories property of YourMilitary.com.

Multiple essay submissions allowed.

Paid employees of YourMilitary.com not eligible.

No purchase necessary.