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It's that time of year again! The warm weather is upon us, and schools across the country are letting out! Summer is traditionally the time of year when many people will take vacations; and enjoy sports, activities, and events they've been waiting for all year...
The Defense Department is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for military families, the director of the department's Family Advocacy Program said in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month...
Nearly 200 New York National Guard family readiness volunteers and youth leaders spent the weekend of Sept. 18-20 learning better ways to do their jobs...
Pre-deployment experts from the Florida Army National Guards Yellow Ribbon Program reached out to more than 1,200 Soldiers and family members this weekend, helping them mentally and fiscally prepare for an upcoming deployment to Iraq...
More than 100 representatives from military, state and local governments and various sectors of the community met at the Arizona National Guard State Headquarters for the first meeting of the newly formed Arizona Coalition for Military Families (ACMF) on Aug. 19...
Many programs help military members' families during a deployment, but what about their four-legged friends?...
Fancy helicopters, high tech gadgets and a law enforcement background are most peoples perception of the Louisiana National Guards Counterdrug Task Force...
When Alabama Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Doug Witt received his 1st Sgt. John Ordway Leadership Award, the occasion brought back more than the memories of a 24-year military career...
Pentagon officials want all military families with special needs to be enrolled in the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member program...
Two California teenagers are honoring National Guard parents, who have had to pack up their BDUs and travel to overseas locations or natural disasters at home, in a project they have named "Sisterhood of the Travelling BDUs..."
Military personnel and families will want to see the theatrical release of a new independent film running July 17-23 here at the IFC Center in Manhattan...
When Pfc. Joseph James deploys this month, he won't have to say goodbye to his wife Samantha - she will be beside him throughout the year-long mission to Iraq...
In its third year, the Missouri National Guard State Family Programs Youth Camp brought together nearly 50 kids ages 10 to 17 from across the state to enjoy three days of team building and fun...
Some lost a son. Others lost a husband. All lost someone who meant the world to them. While they mourned, people told them it was time to think about themselves. "You forget about yourself....
Having been part of their tightly knit community all her life, Teresa Vance always has had an interest in military families. Her father made a career out of the Army, serving in World War II and Korea. Her husband was a career surface warfare officer in the Navy, and her son spent four years in the Marine Corps...
Generals, congressmen and, in many cases, presidents of the United States have attended military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery here and given their condolences to children who have lost loved ones to war...
Ah, summer in Indiana. Time for warm weather, sun-brewed iced tea and lazy hammock naps in the back yard. A time for families to get together and enjoy the fruits of nature, and a time to lay back and relax...
Five military spouses received recognition for their valued service to the nation at an award ceremony here yesterday...
Four female Soldiers from the North Dakota Army National Guard travelled to New York City this week to eat cake and support service members who are currently deployed around the world...
It's been said the hardest part of long deployments is the separation and reintegration of Citizen-Soldiers back to civilian life. It can be a hard time for Soldiers and their family members, especially young children...
She said I do. He said I do. The minister pronounced them man and wife and then the groom picked up his rifle and went back to training...
National Guard members from five states and their families participated in yesterdays 2009 Easter Egg Roll held on the South Lawn of the White House...
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has produced, in association with David Lettermans production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and Lookalike Productions, a PBS primetime special, Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change, featuring Queen Latifah, John Mayer and Elmo...
More than 700 Soldiers and family members filled the Riverside Convention Center here Feb. 21, as the New York Army National Guard launched its most intensive reintegration effort, since the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program was launched in January 2008. ...
When Arizona Army National Guard Capt. Brian Dudley deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2005, he left behind his wife and six-week old son. ...
The Kentucky National Guards 307th Maintenance Company was able to stay warm while helping the state recover from a recent ice storm with hot vegetable soup provided by the units Family Readiness Group...
Seven National Guard and reserve units received recognition for their support of families of deployed troops at a Pentagon ceremony today...
For Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Evans and his family, spending an evening with an NBA basketball team was a dream come true...
The Alabama National Guard has joined forces with the Alabama Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (ACHMI) in an effort to better educate various state agencies about the monumental stress families face during a deployment cycle...
Watching hundreds of southwestern Pennsylvanias children respond to Elmo in an aircraft hangar here at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station took me back to watching my own daughters respond to him two decades ago...
The success of a Soldier depends on their physical and mental fortitude and strength. The family of a Soldier has to be just as strong...
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates praised the quality of care received by the nation's wounded warriors during a Pentagon Channel interview broadcast today...
SpouseBuzz, a support group that connects military spouses online, held its fifth live conference here over the weekend...
National Guard, reserve and active duty military families with service members serving in the Global War on Terror will begin receiving financial assistance and help locating quality child care in their communities thanks to the launch of a joint initiative between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)...
Studies show that most military children are just as healthy and resilient as civilian children, but psychiatrists are concerned about their stress levels, said a mental health expert during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting last week...
Donations of school supplies and childrens clothing from military families and friends at home are helping deployed New York Army National Guard Soldiers in their mission to mentor and train the Afghan National Security Forces and support the Afghan people...
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