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Tag Archives: Military Families
Suicide help on the home front: Symposium April 20 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia for military spouses and children
Frustrated by the lack of attention on the crisis military families face, an Army wife is organizing a suicide awareness symposium to help the spouses and children who are struggling on the home front. “Are You Listening: Suicide Awareness for … Continue reading
The Hardest Year: Military Children Endure the Stress of Parent’s Deployment
By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved) Jack Crider hit a wall during his father’s third deployment. It wasn’t just his father’s absence, or the prospect of him dying in Iraq. It was the unexpected move, from Virginia to … Continue reading
When doing everything right isn’t enough: A Marine’s suicide shows that even the unlikeliest veteran can fall through the cracks.
By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2011, All Rights Reserved) Of all the questions raised by Clay Hunt’s suicide, perhaps the most perplexing is this: why did a 28-year-old former Marine who was receiving VA health care, taking medications for post-traumatic stress … Continue reading
The War Within: The battle against post-traumatic stress
By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2011, All Rights Reserved) Melissa Seligman started shaking when her husband described the aftermath of a suicide bombing he witnessed during his first deployment to Iraq. She had heard that same flat, detached tone from her father, when … Continue reading
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Tagged American Legion, Chris Piper, Her War Her Voice, Ken Jones, Ken Olsen, Melissa Seligman, mental health, Military Families, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, The American Legion Magazine, traumatic brain injury, VA, Vet Centers, Vietnam veterans, War in Afghanistan, war in Iraq
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Tireless warrior: Kristy Kaufmann fights for military families
By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved) For more than three years, Kristy Kaufmann has been one of the most prominent voices warning that too many of the nation’s military families are quietly crumbling. The wife of a battalion … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, American Legion, deployment, Iraq, Ken Olsen, Kristy Kaufmann, Military Families, war
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From Blue Star to Gold: For military spouses and families, death changes everything
Part III Quickly forgotten, families of the fallen struggle with loss, loneliness By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved) Shellie Smith buried her husband near Clayton, N.C. Army 1st Lt. Justin Smith could have been laid to rest at … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Iraq, Justin Smith, Ken Olsen, Military Families, military widow, Shellie Smith, war
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Forgotten on the Home Front: Guard and Reserve Families Serve in Isolation
PART II ‘A lot for a country to ask’ Far from the active-duty community, Guard and reserve families feel isolated By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2010/All rights reserved) Stacy Bannerman ate her holiday meals at a local diner during her husband’s … Continue reading
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