For the record, I am a military wife and my husband is set to deploy to Iraq in two months. He leaves today actually, for some additional training and briefing. We have a two-year old daughter.
A recent study reveals that children of U.S. Veterans who have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq are showing elevated [...]
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I have a new hero.
Nothing is going to discourage National Guard Private Timothy Strand, 18, from going to Iraq. While he is a hero, he?s not the one I is was just talking about. He enlisted so could keep an eye on his mother, Jane Strand, 48, a sergeant in the Guard. Mother and son, [...]
Tags: hero, Iraq, Jane Strand, Marines, National Guard, Timothy Strand
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I am no celebrity buff but I love it when celebrities do good deeds and become real role models for a change. Which is why I am writing about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt today. And no, it’s not about the twins.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the couple’s foundation donated $1 million to children in [...]
Tags: angelina jolie, brad pitt, donation, Iraq
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