The partner of a Vietnam War veteran wonders what role race and war played in his PTSD diagnoses.
Military Spouse
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These Military Moms Turned Their Homes Into Day Cares. Then DOD’s Inspectors Came Knocking
Military spouses say defense department regulations hamper family child care centers, even as the military faces child care shortage.
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Fear and Uncertainty Followed the Sept. 11 Attacks. What Was Real and What Was a Good Headline?
After the Twin Towers came down in the 9/11 terrorist attack, military families lived with fear and anxiety.
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On the Ninth Floor of a VA Hospital, I Listen and Write Down the Lives, Loves of Veterans
Veterans tell volunteer poet about life, love, and war during interviews at the VA Medical Center in Wisconsin for their medical record.
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A Life of Service Doesn’t End When You Take Off the Uniform. Now I Forge My Own Path.
The military changed me in ways I didn’t fully appreciate. Now it was over and I was a mom and a military spouse but no longer a service member.
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The Country We Loved Didn’t Love Us Back. Maybe This Time Would Be Different.
I remember being taken in by our neighbors, how they embraced my family and introduced us to football, fireworks, and the spirit of America.
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The “Toxic” Legacy of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and Its Lingering Effects on Veterans and Military Families
“My orientation isn’t a phase, and I’m not willing to leave a vital part of my identity hidden.” “Don’t ask, don’t tell” lingers for LQBTQ veterans.
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Moving Again. And Again. My Experience as a Military Spouse.
It’s not easy to start over in a new place, and few people understand this better than a military spouse.
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When “Be Strong” Is Bad Advice for Military Spouses
A military spouse wants to redefine what having strength looks like.
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A Military Spouse’s Journey From Annoyance to Advocacy
A military spouse seeks to change an antiquated narrative.
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When It’s Hard to Be a Military Mom
It was one thing to be a military spouse during peacetime. It was quite another to have a spouse and eventually a child serve during a war.
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Forced Pivots and Finding Purpose as a Military Spouse
How the founder of the National Military Spouse Network reignited her career after years out of the workforce
