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VA introduces Make the Connection: Shared Experiences and Support for Veterans
November 22, 2011
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Soldier learns to excel from those who never gave up on her
November 21, 2011
Army Pvt. Jennifer H. Roberts, center, marches out of the National Guard Patriot Academy gymnasium following the graduation ceremony of Class 12-01, Nov. 4, 2011 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Roberts said that it was the Patriot Academy who gave her not a second, but a third chance to turn her life around and realize her potential.
Border mission Guard members serve communities on Veterans Day
November 18, 2011
Arizona Citizen-Soldiers serving in Operation Copper Cactus lead the military procession in their humvees during the Veterans Day parade in Tucson, Nov. 11. Soldiers volunteered their off-duty time to support the event which began with the opening of the Veterans' Memorial at the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe Cemetery. Hundreds from the community lined the streets of the parade route to cheer and salute the Soldiers.
Oregon Guard schedules events to link members of all services with jobs
November 16, 2011
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JSLC: Citizen-Warrior unemployment rate unacceptable, effective reintegration essential, Panetta says
November 8, 2011
Left to right: Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) Edward Baca; Air Force Lt. Gen. (ret.) John Conaway; Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) H Steven Blum; Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Davis (ret.) and Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, at the National Guard 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8. Baca, Conaway, Blum and Davis are former chiefs of the National Guard Bureau.
Guard, Reserve members can nominate best employers for Freedom award
November 2, 2011
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Obama calls on nation to honor military families, caregivers
November 2, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama greets a crowd of National Guard and local families during a Joining Forces community event in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 2011. The national initiative she launched with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, calls on all sectors of society to honor and support military families.
Family Matters Blog: Keeping military marriages strong
October 28, 2011
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Army Leaders Pledge Ongoing Support of Family Programs
October 17, 2011
Army Secretary John M. McHugh, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, sign the Army Family Covenant, Oct. 10, 2011, as wounded warrior Army Sgt. Jeremy Barnhart and his family look on. The Barnhart family was honored as the Association of the U.S. Army’s volunteer family of the year.
DOD program gives spouses career options
October 4, 2011
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