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National Deployment

A Letter To My Forward-Deployed Daughter

Dear DaughterYou are forward-deployed, as they say in the Navy. Gone. No more daily phone calls. No more knowing your ship is ninety miles south of...
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Dear Military Spouse: Staying strong during a deployment

Q. I am dating an Army man. I'm not a wife but I know that our relationship is going in that direction. I love him so much and fear that i may...
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This Emotional Life tool kit (Handbook and DVD)

The DCOE has created a toolkit for Military members and their families called This Emotional Life. This toolkit is filled with information to help...
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Toyota Yaris airbag deployment failure controversy

Despite all of the negative press around Toyota having stuck accelerator issues, there are rumors circulating around the web that Toyota has yet...
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Talking to your children about war

Kids have lots of questions about war and what it means for the mom or dad who is away.It is important for their questions to be answered openly...
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Combat stress and reintegration-pt 1

For our family, redeployment is right around the corner. At home anxiously anticipating our soldier’s return, his wife, their three year old...
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Focus must remain on military and veteran mental health initiatives

As "Suicide Prevention Observance Month" ends, new epidemiological studies tracking mental health status and risk factors for military...
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The Sergeant and suicide prevention

The theme for this year’s “Suicide Prevention Awareness Month” is “Improving our Soldiers and Families Health: A Healthy...
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The War is not a piece of furniture

An Army Airborne Mom's Perspective Attempting all day to write an article on suicide awareness and prevention, one phrase has remained 'stuck&rsquo...
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Suicide Prevention Observance Month-Pt 1

US ARMY - “Suicide Prevention Observance Month" Pt 1Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli testified on July 29th...
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