Shana Smith's Page

I am confident that you understand the high price of freedom. Unfortunately, there are many that forget, especially as time passes and events are forgotten. The number of Operations Iraq Freedom and Enduring Freedom casualties, as confirmed by the United States Central Command, is 5308 which many of which have left behind widows and children. On January 13th, twenty bereaved widows and daughters of fallen military members will attend the Miss America Finals weekend in Vegas, courtesy of an…

For the THIRD year I am walking in honor of a few great and inspiring women. My Aunt Judy, Shelley, Marji Barks, Mrs. Guide and Alma Brown. These women are all amazing and have touched my life in ways I will never be able to explain. 3 of these women are survivors, 1 was recently diagnosed and 1 couragously fought until the end. Each step I take in my 39.3 mile journey will be for them and others like them. It will be for their families and friends that saw…

It's been 7 1/2 years since I walked out of our door that night... 7.5 years since I thought I made the decision, once and for all to leave. Little did I know that I would question that decision a million times, have an attempt by him to end my life and then I attempted to reconcile once. When I left that night I couldn't have imagined all that would go through my mind... to this day.

I have always loved to write, my life has always been an open book. I recently started a blog aimed…

Burbank, CA:

The most beautiful women from across the state of California competed for the title of Mrs. California United States 2010 this past weekend at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank. Irvine Resident and Mrs. Southern California, Shana Smith,…