Obama Declares November Military Family Month

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Thursday November 05, 2009 · 9:41 AM PST

2009/11/05 · 09:41

President Obama has declared November to be "Military Family Month", a time to raise awareness of the struggles and sacrifices of military families and to help bridge the gap between military families and the general civilian world.

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Tuesday October 20, 2009 · 7:21 AM PDT

2009/10/20 · 07:21

I've been overwhelmed at the outpouring of support for military families by Kossacks. Many of you have asked for specifics on how you can show your support and how you can help. Blue Star Families has a program that sends cards and letters of thanks and appreciation to military spouses and families that is quick and easy to do. Help Blue Star Families thank military spouses and families for the hard work they do and the sacrifices they make!

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Monday October 19, 2009 · 8:58 AM PDT

2009/10/19 · 08:58

There are many lists running around of stupid things that you shouldn't say to the spouse of a deployed soldier, but not too much guidance on what you can say to a military spouse without sounding patronizing. Here are a few things to say when you want to reach out to a military spouse but aren't really sure how to do it.

IndieArmyWife

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Monday September 28, 2009 · 6:03 AM PDT

2009/09/28 · 06:03

Military families are being ripped apart at the seams by nearly a decade of war. Multiple deployments, lack of mental health care and support for soldiers and their families has caused huge increases in the rates of suicide, homicide, domestic abuse, alcohol abuse and drug abuse among military families. Regardless of political affiliation military families are relying on non-military affiliated Americans to help them recover from the aftershocks of war.

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