Military families face problems 'reintegrating' after deployments. Especially when "with two wars ongoing, soldiers now are having only about 2.5 years of “dwell time” at home, as the Army calls it." [The State]
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October 19, 2010
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Posted by: Craig Berg | November 11, 2010 at 07:50 PM
An excellent article. Let's make sure we show our support when they come home. Support legislation that helps them with the more stressful parts of life that they have to deal with when they come home. They should have help with bills, home ownership, health care, college, etc.
Posted by: Jay | November 10, 2010 at 12:57 AM