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First Lady Stresses Support for Military Families During Fort Bragg Visit
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In her first solo trip as first lady, Michelle Obama visited one of the U.S. Military's busiest communities today and stressed the importance of reaching out to support soldiers and their families.

Source: American Forces Press Service News Feed

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During a deployment the most stressed out families are the ones who are left behind as the soldier goes off to fight. The fact that many soldiers are coming home maimed or killed does not help the stress level. Even a peaceful deployment can be a hardship on the family. I hope that this visit brought out more awareness of just how hard it is on the military family.

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Military Families Are Using Food Stamps More Than Ever:

Congress reduced, then quickly restored, cuts to the pensions of working-age retirees. Pentagon officials have talked repeatedly about the need to curb rapidly expanding pay and benefits costs, while military advocacy groups have lobbied for maintaining current levels. Ref. Source 8

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First Lady: New Initiatives Boost Military Caregiver Support
US Military News

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden announced several new initiatives designed to strengthen support for military caregivers during a ceremony attended by former first lady Rosalynn Carter, former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, military caregivers, and business, labor and military leaders.
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FBI: Middle Eastern Men Intimidating U.S. Military Families In Colorado & Wyoming:

The wife of a military member was approached in front of her home by two Middle Eastern males. The men stated that she was the wife of a U.S. Interrogator. When she denied their claims the men laughed. The two men left the area in a dark-colored, four-door sedan with two other Middle Eastern males Ref. Source 9d

Military Families

Military families will need to star being proactive by setting us survelance systems. We live in a digital age, we can record these things and get it to the police.