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The tools, tips and support you need at home and away.

Bridging the distance gap between deployed soldiers and children

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Bridging the distance gap between deployed soldiers and children

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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Staying connected

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...

Long distance delivery

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Long distance delivery

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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Group helps online shoppers get gifts downrange

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,...

Hoo-ah Mail to get letters to Afghanistan quickly

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Hoo-ah Mail to get letters to Afghanistan quickly

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...

Recreation for wounded

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Recreation for wounded

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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Store your car indoors

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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Families can see off, greet troops at airport gates

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...

Learning the lingo before you do or eat something you regret

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Learning the lingo before you do or eat something you regret

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...

Families may greet, see off troops at gates

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Families may greet, see off troops at gates

(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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