Comments on: DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Navy Seeks to Reduce Sailors’ Stress http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/12/dodlive-bloggers-roundtable-navy-seeks-to-reduce-sailors-stress/ Department of Defense Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Barry Healan http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/12/dodlive-bloggers-roundtable-navy-seeks-to-reduce-sailors-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Barry Healan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:54:02 +0000 http://www.dodlive.mil/?p=2887#comment-1045 As a veteran of the U.S.Navy I am glad to see that this issue is being addressed. Now as a civilian I am doing my part to help the sailors and their families to cope with deployments as well. I've created a free website, , to provide a way for sailors to upload video of themselves telling a story to their kids so that while they are deployed their kids can cope better with that separation. I've also kept the sailors in mind who do not have kids, and given them a place to tell stories, as a way to show everyone back home what being deployed is like. Also free, that site is . I've put a lot of my own time, money, and effort into these sites because I understand the effects of deployment first hand. Please visit them and be sure to tell others about them. Awareness of these sites is critical to morale, and the only way I can keep them afloat is by visiting a sponsor (an ad) on the site. Go Navy! As a veteran of the U.S.Navy I am glad to see that this issue is being addressed. Now as a civilian I am doing my part to help the sailors and their families to cope with deployments as well. I’ve created a free website, , to provide a way for sailors to upload video of themselves telling a story to their kids so that while they are deployed their kids can cope better with that separation.
I’ve also kept the sailors in mind who do not have kids, and given them a place to tell stories, as a way to show everyone back home what being deployed is like. Also free, that site is .
I’ve put a lot of my own time, money, and effort into these sites because I understand the effects of deployment first hand. Please visit them and be sure to tell others about them. Awareness of these sites is critical to morale, and the only way I can keep them afloat is by visiting a sponsor (an ad) on the site. Go Navy!

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