WASHINGTON, April 6, 2007– Members of a troop-support group are using their experience as parents of servicemembers to offer support to other military families in Ohio. The Marine Corps Family Support Community began two years ago when a group of parents in Columbus, Ohio, came together for mutual support as their children left for Marine boot camp around the same time. Story
Military Families Enjoy Circus Fun
FAIRFAX, Va., April 5, 2007 – More than 150 servicemembers and their families spent last night enjoying circus antics for free during Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus' Military Appreciation Night. Marines from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., and soldiers from Fort Belvoir, Va., got free tickets to the show at George Mason University's Patriot Center. Story
Elmo Helps Kids Through Deployments
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2007 – Sesame Street’s Elmo and his friends at Sesame Workshop are helping military children deal with a parent’s deployment through a new project called “Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment." Sesame Workshop and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., an America Supports You corporate team member, launched the project last August, with additional support from New York State Office of Mental Health and the Military Child Education Coalition. Story
Group Works on Behalf of Military Families
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2007 – Since it began in 1969 as the Military Wives Association, the National Military Family Association has been a voice for military families. Story
