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Family Focus Friday: Warriors Wed in Afghanistan

Posted on September 14, 2012 by jtozer

Weddings generally are associated with spring and summer, champagne and cake. They usually are new beginnings and grand celebrations with family and friends, not with camouflage uniforms, mortar rounds and danger of hostile fire. However, for one Army couple, the …
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Family Focus Friday: Being An Active Parent, Thousands of Miles Away

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jtozer

Deployment means different things to different Marines, but for one lance corporal, it meant leaving his pregnant wife, to help support Marines in a country thousands of miles away. He knew he would miss the birth of his first child …
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Killing Time: A Letter a Day

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jtozer

By Cpl. Reece Lodder From www.marines.dodlive.mil PATROL BASE BURY, Afghanistan — For six of the eight months he’s been married, Cpl. Devin Deweerdt has lived apart from his wife. Shortly after their wedding, the 20-year-old mortarman left for his last leg of pre-deployment …
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Marriage Takes Teamwork for Deployed Spouses

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jtozer

By Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury, 4th Brigade Combat Team From 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Soldiers work as members of a team on a consistent basis. Sergeants First Class Garrett and Sesireehana Brunton work not only as members of their …
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eMentor Program Part Two

Posted on March 23, 2012 by jtozer

Video from The Pentagon Channel The MilSpouse eMentor program launched its website in January and is already drawing a crowd. In this episode, see why this program is so important for military spouses working at the professional level.

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