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Helping children of war (washingtontimes.com)
"In 1943, my father just disappeared from my life. He was drafted ... [and] I was two-and-a-half years old and didn't know why my father left me. In those days, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles... More
Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Military Families to Obama: End the War
(www.alternet.org)
"It is time for all our troops to be brought home from Iraq and for their families to sleep easily once again."
Submitted 13 days ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |
Red Cross Teaches Coping Skills to Military Families (www.redcross.org)
Military families draw strength and pride from the selfless service to country that is a servicemember's life work. At the same time, military families endure worry and challenges that the rest of us... More
Submitted 16 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Vigil Urges Legislature to Steer Oregon Guard Away From Deployment (www.salem-news.com)
A woman who camped on the Oregon Capitol steps for several weeks in protest of the war in Iraq in 2002, has returned to Salem to help convince lawmakers to remove Oregon Guard soldiers from a planned... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
For Veterans in Need of Mental Health Care, a New Line to Help (www.washingtonpost.com)
With Veterans Day fast approaching, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) has announced the creation of a mental health information and help line for veterans and their families. The county is... More
Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Study: Deployments make kids more aggressive (www.militarytimes.com)
Preschoolers with a parent away at war were more likely to show aggression than other young children in military families, according to the first published research on how the very young react to... More
Submitted 18 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Post-war help for families (www.dallasnews.com)
Members of the nation's armed forces brave dangers that the rest of us face only in a nightmare. Too many of them return home only to live their very own nightmare. These veterans of Iraq and... More
Submitted 24 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
USC degree in social work aimed at military (www.sfgate.com)
At the San Diego Armed Services YMCA, social workers who counsel military families can barely keep up with demand. About two years ago, each social worker dealt with about 16 cases at any given... More
Submitted 25 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Military Families Face Challenges Back Home (news.opb.org)
It’s common for military families to experience a financial pinch after assignment overseas. At best, fortunes turn quickly. At worst, families can be shaken to their foundations. Over the next... More
Submitted 26 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Military families feel financial crisis (www.reuters.com)
Among those struggling in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression are members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. "I'm concerned about our savings. Everything has gone up.... More
Submitted 26 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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