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From www.realwarriors.net Although children’s reactions will vary with their personalities and ages, a parent’s deployment will almost always be puzzling to children. Parents wonder how the separation will affect their children and how they can help them through this time. …
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From www.cdc.gov Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning is the sixth leading cause of unintentional injury death for people of all ages, and the second leading cause …
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By Spc. Darriel Swatts, 40th CAB Public Affairs CAMP TAJI, Iraq – “Having him deployed is very emotional for me, I’m so used to having him around, and he normally helps with our son (two-year-old Julian Verduzco) and helps around …
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By JoAnne Castagna, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District From www.army.mil ALEXANDRIA, VA -  Emma Smith, a fifth grader living in Alexandria, Va., asked her mom if they could buy a recycling bin for their apartment. Her mother …
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Commentary by Capt. Heath Allen, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Originally from www.af.mil SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) – When I sat down to pen this commentary, I sifted through leadership quotes. I thought about all the cerebral, ornate language from squadron …
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