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11/17/2011
Veterans and College I am so sorry I did not hear your opening commentary from November 15th until your show was over. I started this website collegecounseling4veterans.com to help Veterans with college. More >>

Tags: CollegeEducationMilitaryParentingResponse to a CommentVeterans
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11/11/2011
Wounded Warriors Resilience Video In honor of Veteran's Day, I'd like to share a video of some awesome individuals who have overcome adversity with grace and a beauty that brings me to tears. They are our nation's wounded warriors. More >>

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11/09/2011
Lucky to Have a Wife Like You My husband is in the military and is only allowed to write me letters and call maybe once every two weeks. Even though I am so proud of him and his service I started feeling a little disconnected, lonely, and resentful... More >>

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10/26/2011
No Veteran Should Die Alone Last May, my sister and I answered an ad for volunteers to train for hospice work at the VA near our home in AZ (we had experienced the wonderful work of hospice in our mother's last weeks)... More >>

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10/20/2011
Thank You for Your Service ..My man is a Vietnam veteran and keeps his experiences close to his heart. He does not talk about it much... More >>

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09/26/2011
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...I'm a proud warrior's wife. My husband has been in the Navy for 18 years. I've been with him for 10+ years, and of those, we've been apart for 6+ years. Over the years, I have had lots of stupid comments from non-military people....

 

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09/01/2011
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...I am currently deployed in 5th Fleet, and my mother gave me your podcasts to listen to in my stateroom (SOMETIMES I DO have "free time"!).

I heard your opening regarding what it means to be a hero and must say I was inspired to share MY hero with you...

 

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08/25/2011
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I just listened to your caller whose husband did not want to come home for leave from war, he wanted to just wait it out until his year tour was over and then come home. Years ago, I would have agreed with the wife, but where I am now in my life and marriage, I understand exactly why the husband feels the way he does.

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02/16/2011
Icon...I was so impressed with your commentary on helicopter parenting. I am very proud to be a helicopter parent from a distance, although it never really registered with me that was in fact what I was doing... More >>

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02/08/2011
IconI listened to your caller who was struggling with her 13 year old son and their recent relocation to another state due to her husband's job in the military... My husband is in the Navy and we are on a three year rotation, so every three years we pick up and move, so the caller's problem struck a chord with me... More >>

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