Suzanne was born in Southern Illinois. She lived there until taking a teaching job in St. Louis where she met Bill in 1970.The Rice family made 12 moves during Bill’s military career; several of them were overseas. They have three children – two daughters and a son (USMA 2010). She has always been a proud Field Artillery wife and now, a Field Artillery Mom.
- 10th Anniversary Opportunity – Unexpected Project
“Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver, the other gold.” I sang this song thousands of times as a young Brownie and Girl Scout… Read more: 10th Anniversary Opportunity – Unexpected Project - Remembering “The Forgotten War”
A heartfelt reflection on the Korean War’s lasting legacy across generations, capturing memories from veterans to today’s families connected to service in Korea. - Rice, Suzanne: Afghanistan – part 2 – On Pins and Needles – 2016
To read part 1, go here first. November 12, 2016 Near Atlanta, GA A friend’s husband was going to be out of town, and she asked… Read more: Rice, Suzanne: Afghanistan – part 2 – On Pins and Needles – 2016 - Duty, Honor, Country – Coach K – 1975-2021
By Pete Grimm As a class we were all proud to see Mike tapped to coach Army and, for what seems now only a moment, sorry… Read more: Duty, Honor, Country – Coach K – 1975-2021 - 9-11 in Georgia – 2001
by Suzanne Rice Like every American who was alive on September 11, 2001, when the anniversary comes around each year, I remember the horrors of that… Read more: 9-11 in Georgia – 2001 - R-Day – 1978
Each summer at West Point, new cadets arrive on Reception Day (R-Day) starting their West Point experience. Perhaps a month or so before, a call goes out… Read more: R-Day – 1978 - Adventure With Clickaroo – 2014
To commemorate the 200th story published by thedaysforward.com, we present the story of how it all began. It was in December 2013 that the idea of thedaysforward… Read more: Adventure With Clickaroo – 2014 - Dinner with Friends – 1970’s
Many American military posts might be considered remote to some who live in the large metropolitan areas of the U.S. Those who have been assigned to… Read more: Dinner with Friends – 1970’s - It Was July 21! – 1969
It Was July 21! – 1969 America’s amazing feat of landing on the moon has been celebrated for over 50 years. For most of those years, I… Read more: It Was July 21! – 1969 - God Bless the U.S.A. – 1987
It was a pitch-black night – early morning, really, long before sunrise. 15,000 of the most patriotic, courageous soldiers in the US Army had marched to… Read more: God Bless the U.S.A. – 1987 - Christmas in Korea – 1973
How to celebrate Christmas in a non-Christian country? Because I had showed up in South Korea unauthorized with only a suitcase of clothes https://thedaysforward.com/second-infantry-division-education-program-1973/, there were few… Read more: Christmas in Korea – 1973 - Space-A Travel – 2000
Our daughter, Lesley, was a Fulbright Scholar in Mainz, Germany in 2000. Our daughter, Meredith, still a student at the University of Dallas (UD), had just completed… Read more: Space-A Travel – 2000 - What West Point Means To Me – Suzanne Rice
I didn’t know Bill when he was a cadet. My first glimpse of West Point might have been watching the old television program,” The West Point Story”… Read more: What West Point Means To Me – Suzanne Rice - Keeping In Touch With A Soldier 1970-2015
It all started with a blind date in 1970 arranged by Bill’s childhood friend who had just graduated from the USAF Academy – well, not exactly. It… Read more: Keeping In Touch With A Soldier 1970-2015 - The Vacuum Cleaner – 1974
My expensive, modern vacuum cleaner quit working a short time before guests were arriving to celebrate Christmas, 2016. What to do now – no time for repairs;… Read more: The Vacuum Cleaner – 1974 - Brush With History 1981
I met my sister bright and early at 8 a.m. at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport for our first ever Sister’s Week in Georgia. She left Southern Illinois,… Read more: Brush With History 1981 - Halloween Surprises – 1983
Getting orders to Germany in 1982 was not what we wanted, but like all dutiful Army families, we did as ordered. We settled in a very small… Read more: Halloween Surprises – 1983 - The Challenger Remembered – 1986
By Suzanne Rice wife of COL Bill Rice, 1986, Kitzingen, Germany The Challenger Remembered – 1986 By 1986, we had lived in a tiny German town near Kitzingen,… Read more: The Challenger Remembered – 1986 - Living in Ui Jong Bu 1973
By Suzanne Rice, Wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-15 Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Korea Bill was on an unaccompanied assignment in Korea in the 1-15 Field Artillery… Read more: Living in Ui Jong Bu 1973 - Life in Germany 1972
By Suzanne Rice wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-36 Field Artillery, Augsburg, West Germany In late August, Bill and I returned to Germany for our honeymoon following our… Read more: Life in Germany 1972 - A Refrigerator in Korea 1973
By Suzanne Rice, wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-15 Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Korea After we moved into a larger place in Ui Jong Bu, Bill decided… Read more: A Refrigerator in Korea 1973 - Panic – 1973 War
By Suzanne Rice, wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-15 Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Korea Along with only two other American wives, I was living in Ui Jong Bu,… Read more: Panic – 1973 War - Best Battery Competition 1973-74
By Suzanne Rice, wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-15 Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Korea Best Battery Competition – 1973Twice each year the Second Infantry Division Artillery held the… Read more: Best Battery Competition 1973-74 - Unauthorized – 1973
By Suzanne Rice, St. Louis High School Coordinator, wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-15 Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Korea Leaving Germany just as the peace treaty ending… Read more: Unauthorized – 1973 - Change of Command on Freedom’s Frontier, Korea 1974
By Suzanne Rice, wife of COL Bill Rice, 1-15 Field Artillery, Camp Stanley, Korea Most people think that a big bureaucracy like the U.S. Army, one of the… Read more: Change of Command on Freedom’s Frontier, Korea 1974