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| Is America "Disconnected" From Its Service Members? 03/19/2011 “We have to recognize that our returning veterans, our families, our families of the fallen, when they reintegrate back into civil society, they come back to their families, their neighbors and th [ ... ] |
Increasing Time Between Deployments Goal Of Army 03/19/2011 The Army Chief of Staff readily admits that the Guard and Reserve of today serves a much different role than in years past. With that changing role, though, comes the realization that the increased sa [ ... ] |
Family Support Groups Honored 03/19/2011 Long recognized within military circles as a critical component of any service branch, the U.S. Defense Department honored several Guard and Reserve family programs at a special ceremony in Washington [ ... ] |
| Marine General Has Stern Words About Sacrifice 03/07/2011 It's not often you hear in public strong words about sacrifice coming from a Marine general. But then this is one general who knows all too well what sacrifice really means. Lieutenant General John K [ ... ] |
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Following the worst year for the number of suicides the Army has seen, word now comes that January 2010 saw a huge jump in the number of Army personnel who took their own lives. This story comes from CNN's Pentagon Producer. The military is still at a loss to explain why but clearly there is a very real problem that is not being addressed among our men and women in uniform. The numbers show that this is far more than an Army issue. All 4 major branches of service (Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy) have seen increased instances of service members taking their own lives. A report to Congress in November of 2009 highlighted the fact that more service members died in 2009 by taking their own lives than from fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than ever, our veterans and their families need every one of us to step up and help. |