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The first time Aisha Barnett's husband went to Iraq it seemed as though the children put in most of the effort in maintaining a relationship with their father. The children made cards, goofy art projects and goodies to send to dad. Hunter, 9,...
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When soldiers were first deployed to Iraq in 2003, they stood in line and made timed phone calls using calling cards. To use a computer, they waited in a similarly long line to get on the Internet to send an e-mail. Thanks to advances...
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Isabella Benitez was born a healthy 8 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches long at 1:16 p.m. on Nov. 5 to the joy of her onlooking parents, Sgt. John Benitez, stationed in Iraq, and Christina, at Capital Medical Center in Olympia. With tears,...
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As the holiday season nears, overseas shoppers used to the convenience of ordering online may encounter an irritating roadblock: Some retailers don't ship to military post offices overseas. Even with major vendors such as Amazon.com,...
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The Army's HooahMail program makes it possible for friends and family members to put a paper letter and photograph into the hands of their loved ones in Afghanistan, in some cases, on the same day it's sent. The one-year pilot program is...
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A campfire can help to heal the wounds of war. "It's where the closure began, where soldiers could talk to other soldiers who understood what each other was saying," explained Chuck Spoerer. Closure for Spoerer meant coming to grips with the...
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Deploying service members no longer have to worry about how their privately owned vehicles will weather the wind and rain of Washington during separation. Troops now have the option of storing their POVs at a...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2009 - It's a scene that's played out in airports across the country numerous times in the past eight years: Families and servicemembers clinging to each other, either sad to leave or happy and vowing to never let go...
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There are a few things you should know before the plane touches down on Korean soil. First of all, when you start to hear other soldiers talking about turtles - they're talking about you. In-processing and out-processing are within a few steps of...
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(American Forces Press Service) - It's a scene that's played out in airports across the country numerous times in the past eight years: Families and servicemembers clinging to each other, either sad to leave or happy and vowing to never let go...
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