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Troops & Families Unsure About Afghan Plan (www.armytimes.com)

Battle-weary U.S. troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan announced Tuesday by the president, but many said they support the surge as long as it helps... More

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Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Camps offered to families of deployed troops (www.airforcetimes.com)

Service members and their families who have experienced deployments within the last 15 months are eligible to attend a free four-day camp at one of four national park locations, sponsored by the... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Teaching military families to make a smooth move (www.jdnews.com)

Military kids are resilient, said Camp Lejeune School Liaison Officer Julie Fulton. With the mobile life of the military, they learn to be.

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Submitted 10 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Most families allow media to cover fallen soldiers (www.google.com)

DOVER, Del. (AP) — In the weeks since the Pentagon ended an 18-year ban on media coverage of fallen soldiers returning to the U.S., most families given the option have allowed reporters and... More

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Submitted 10 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Workshop for soldiers' families (www.modbee.com)

The Modesto/Central Valley chapter of the Blue Star Mothers & Families and the American Red Cross of Stanislaus County will offer a Soldier's Family Survival Workshop on Saturday to help prepare... More

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Submitted 11 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Red Cross Warns of Scam Aimed at Military Families (blogs.theledger.com)

If someone claiming to be from the Red Cross calls and says a solider was hurt overseas, be wary. Very wary. American Red Cross representatives don't typically contact military members or their... More

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Submitted 11 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Chairman Emphasizes Need to 'Get It Right' for Soldiers, Families (www.defenselink.mil)

FORT HOOD, Texas, April 17, 2009 – Making sure "we get it right" for the nation’s soldiers and their families is his top priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told about 400 4th... More

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Submitted 11 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Sesame Street running Wednesday special for military families (www.herald-dispatch.com)

Sesame Street welcomes Queen Latifah and John Mayer for a special program about how returning veterans and their families are coping with injury, stress and re-integration.

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Submitted 11 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Class helps military families cope with deployment (www.newarkadvocate.com)

NEWARK -- Not long after Paula Moreland signed up to teach a course on psychological first aid for military families, her son enlisted in the Army.

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Submitted 12 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Military families are first lady’s first cause (www.stripes.com)

Michelle Obama urges support for veterans

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Submitted 12 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

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