Uncle Wally’s service was lore. And the monument—erected in France—loomed in her imagination. A military spouse traces her family’s generations at war.
Joanna Guldin-Noll
Joanna Guldin-Noll lives in Central Pennsylvania with her husband, John, who served in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013. Joanna has worked in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She has been published by digital and print publications including Urbanite, Huffington Post, and Military Spouse. Currently, she is the social media manager at Military.com. She is a 2018 War Horse fellow.
The Two Hundred and Fiftieth—a Military Spouse Loses a Student to Gun Violence
Joanna Guldin-Noll, a fellow of the War Horse’s 2018 Writing Seminar for Military Spouses, reflects on losing a student to gun violence as a former teacher.

