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.
- 250th Birthday of the Army – Tribute to Veterans
We know and hold in high esteem, the early leaders of the U.S. Army who fought so valiantly for our freedom. George Washington, Nathanael Green, Henry Knox,… Read more: 250th Birthday of the Army – Tribute to Veterans - 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