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It’s true—my mom is my biggest fan. When you walk into her kitchen she has an 8 X 11 sized photocopy of my VA business card taped to the refrigerator. On her desk, she has two (practically identical) graduation photos …
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When your parent is in the military, “Take Your Kid to Work” Day takes on a whole new meaning. Kids of airmen stationed at Lajes Field, Azores, got to experience what it’s like to deploy. The kids went through everything …
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From RTPO Good news for service members who are new parents, or are expecting. Military One Source offers support for you called the New Military Parent Program. For more info about this program visit the Military One Source website and …
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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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Children of military members need support when they move too. They face changing schools, leaving old friends behind and being the new kid on the block when they get to their new home. Military Youth on the Move was designed …
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