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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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The Few, The Proud, and in this particular case, one Marine says there are so many service members suffering and the Department of Veterans Affairs needs to do more. At a special U.S. senate committee hearing, this Marine relayed the story of his own brother's suicide and how too many veterans slip through the cracks of treatment. Some at the committee hearing also questioned whether more needs to be done outside of the VA to reach service members and provide help. This speaks so clearly to the mission of Compass Retreat Center and why we exist. |