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WOMEN’S SCARS OF WAR
By Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times
When retired Army Staff Sgt. June Moss returned from Iraq, she had to explain to her children why she couldn’t hug them. Any embrace longer than two seconds made her skin feel like it was on fire. “When I got back, my kids were really clingy,” Moss says. “They wanted affection. But, what do you say to a child?”
BEREAVED KIN PUSH FOR MILITARY CONDOLENCE LETTERS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Pfc. Brian Matthew Williams, 20, took his own life the day before he was to return to Iraq. Because it was a suicide, the president didn’t send a condolence letter to his family. Nobody has planted a tree in his honor or carved his name onto a memorial wall.
ZERO TO THREE EXPANDS COMING TOGETHER AROUND MILITARY FAMILIES INITIATIVE
With continued deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, military families are experiencing significant challenges. An environment experiencing uncertainty, separation, and sometimes loss can create high levels of stress for families, but its effects on the youngest family members are easily overlooked.
WOMAN OEF VETERAN FEATURED IN MARIE CLAIRE AFTER BECOMING HOMELESS
“I Served My Country…and Wound Up Living in My Car”
Marie Claire
This is an important story… one of many that we don’t often hear about. Roughly 210,000 women have deployed to areas of combat operations since September 11. And 1 out of every 10 homeless veterans under the age of 45 is a woman.
