Tag Archives: loss

Family Focus Friday: Defeating The Dark

Posted on July 20, 2012 by jtozer

It was a love story so beautiful that Hollywood turned it into a movie. But it was the tragedy and loss that happened off screen that led one woman to find the strength to survive. Now she’s helping others to …
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Military Working Dog Memorial

Posted on July 7, 2012 by jtozer

The loss of a service member is already tough enough, but when it comes to the one closest to you…Your friend. Your partner. The one you depend on. That loss is unspeakable. Memorial services were held to honor two fallen …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged AFN Afghanistan, Defense, dog, ealing with loss, funeral, K-9, KIA, loss, Lt. Col. David del Favero, memorial, military, service member, Sgt. 1st Class David Cochran, USFOR-A, USFOR-A J-3, video, working dog | Leave a comment

Mom Copes With the Loss of Marine Son

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jtozer

By Phyllis McGeath as told to Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers From www.marines.dodlive.mil I know what it means to be a Marine mom. I’ve been one since 2008 when my oldest son, Philip, enlisted. Since then, two more of my seven …
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday | Tagged 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Afghanistan, assistance, coping, death, dying, families, family, Fighting, focus, Friday, future, learning, loss, Marine, mom, parent, patriotism, sadness, suicide bomber, tragedy, troops, USMC | 1 Comment

Vitabot: An Online Meal Planning Tool to Help Keep Airmen Fit to Fight

Posted on January 23, 2012 by jtozer

By Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman, 2d Bomb Wing Public Affairs From www.barksdale.af.mil BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - The Barksdale Fitness Center has a new pilot program to assist airmen reach their fitness goals by tracking what and how much food they intake. …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged airmen, eating right, Exercise, fitness, food, health, loss, Marines, medical, medicine, monday, sailors, soldiers, Vitabot, weight, wellness | Leave a comment

First Army Uses Simulator Training to Prevent Deaths on Battlefield

Posted on January 19, 2012 by jtozer

By Sgt. Amburr Reese, First Army Division East From www.army.mil FORT GORDON, Ga. – With blood loss being the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, First Army Division East is incorporating more realistic, up-to-date training to prepare the …
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