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Red Cross to distribute holiday cards
October 26, 2009
Reintegration not just for Soldiers
October 22, 2009
Hannah Chrisman
Indiana Guard unit builds, maintains strong relationships
October 20, 2009
Staff Sgt. Shilo Raulston, the unit movement officer, stands proudly with his spouse, Sgt. Jamie Raulston, the assistant supply sergeant, as she was promoted in February while deployed in Iraq. They are one of 10 married couples, who are members of the 138th Quartermaster Support Company of the Indiana Army National Guard.
Army of one family: Father never dreamed kids would follow suit
October 19, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Chow, a personnelist with the 205th Infantry Brigade at Camp Atterbury, Ind., holds up a photo of his children, who all currently serve in the Indiana Army National Guard. Pictured (left to right) in the photo are 1st Lt. Petrina Chow, 28, Officer Candidate Philemon Chow, 26, and Spc. Philip Chow, 22.
North Dakota children honor deployed parents with yellow ribbons
October 16, 2009
Centennial first grade teacher Beth Kocis instructs children on the best way to tie yellow ribbons at the homes of Soldiers deployed with the North Dakota Army National Guard's KFOR-12 contingent. Kocis was responsible for organizing the event. Sydney Murphy, whose father Capt. Dan Murphy is one of the Soldiers honored, is simulating a tree.
Air Force launches updated Key Spouse program
October 13, 2009
Yellow Ribbon Program continues to expand beyond Minnesota
October 13, 2009
Master Sgt. Jody Courts briefs the support staff for a reintegration event for members of the 34th Infantry Division held in Bloomington, Minn., September 2007. Over 1,000 Soldiers and family members there attended a 30-Day Reintegration event, which reconnects Soldiers and families with service providers through workshops and round-robin stations. The Minnesota National Guard is credited with starting the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Soldiers read with families from across the world
October 13, 2009
Capt. Kevin Leslie, left, and Capt. Richard Uggen, both of the Indiana Army National Guard, fill out paperwork, Aug. 12, 2009 before they read books to their children back home. With United Through Reading, deployed Soldiers with Task Force 38 are able to record themselves reading a book and send the book with the recording home to their families.
DoD works to end domestic violence
October 8, 2009
New York family volunteers meet in Saratoga
September 30, 2009
Kids participating in the New York National Guard Family and Youth Program Symposium walk the wires at the Shiloh's Edge high-ropes challenge course in Half Moon, N.Y. The 75 children of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participating in the symposium spent the day at Shiloh's Edge negotiating a number of obstacles to build teamwork and confidence and just have fun.
DoD officials announce family program expansion
September 29, 2009
Year of the Air Force Family Web site launched
September 28, 2009
DoD, VA panel discuss barriers to care
September 28, 2009
Entire family joins Florida Army Guard
September 25, 2009
Pvt. Carmen Egipciaco, Company F, 1st, Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, and her son Pvt. David Rodriguez, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, exchange identification tags as a symbol of their bond and their support of each other during Basic Combat Training.
Servicemembers can weather financial storm
September 24, 2009
Deployment specialists reach out to Florida troops, families
September 14, 2009
John Arnold, Military Family Life Consultant for the Florida National Guard (left) talks to a Soldier and his spouse during a Yellow Ribbon Program event for the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 12, 2009.
Chief: National Guard that proved itself after 9/11, Katrina faces new challenges
September 14, 2009
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 131st National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 11, 2009. "The 21st century is going to be a tough one but the National Guard will be there, ready and resilient," McKinley said.
Families to launch docent program at Pentagon Memorial
September 11, 2009
First lady, Dr. Biden ask Americans to support military families
September 11, 2009
Deployed firefighters, Soldiers remember 9/11
September 11, 2009
Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson of the New York National Guard patrols at Penn Station in Manhattan, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 2009. Wilson is serving with Joint Task Force Empire Shield, which has been continuously providing military support to civilian authorities since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.