by Dan Witters, Gallup.Com
Young who have served in foreign war twice as likely to report chronic pain as never-deployed
This article is the third in a special multipart series on the wellbeing of the American military. Part one covered active duty military and veteran wellbeing. Part two looked at wellbeing among deployed versus non-deployed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — […]

By Amy Hotz, Star News

Operation Salsa Drop is under way. (We just hope they don’t drop the bottles on concrete.)
Flaming Amy’s Burrito Barn is on a mission to deliver jars of three of their top-selling salsas to troops overseas. The idea came to owners Amy and Jay Muxworthy in early April when Pvt. 1st class […]

By HENRY BREWSTER, New York Times

Reports from Baghdad after a coordinated attack by Al Qaeda on May 10 were grim. The bombing was the latest in a series of large-scale attacks by Sunni extremists that began last August after a long and uneasy period of relative peace in the capital. The news of this and […]

This summer, more than 600 museums in all 50 states are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010 to show their appreciation for those who are serving this nation.
Here’s some basic information, but please check the […]

By Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune
She never doubted her decision to serve in the Army.
Not as she watched the spotlights dance across Baghdad Airport Road while fellow soldiers urgently searched for hidden bombs. Not as she trembled in a crowded bunker through an extended barrage of mortar explosions. […]

By JULIE PERCHA/ABC
Ask 9-year old Valerie Gonzalez of Alhambra, Calif., about her father’s job, and she flashes a toothless smile.
“I like it. My dad knows how to protect me,” she said of Army Master Sgt. Juan Gonzalez, a member of the California Army National Guard, who recently returned from a tour of […]

A recent study of Army wives finds military couples struggle to communicate effectively before, during and after a service member’s deployment. Prior to deployment, Army wives reported anxiety and anticipation for their husband’s pending assignments. However, Army wives were also eager for their husbands to deploy so they could move […]

By Iason Athanasiadis/The Christian Science Monitor
Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan — The lines outside the burger and pizza joints dotting the “Boardwalk” at Kandahar Air Base remain defiantly long, despite recent reports that it may be shut down.
The air base in southern Afghanistan is NATO’s largest in the country and the main landing spot of the […]

Armin Brott/The Spokesman-Review
Dear Mr. Dad: I’ve been deployed in Afghanistan for 13 months and am returning home next week. Being apart from my wife and children for so long has got me committed to making some major changes in my relationships with them. How easy will this be to do?
A: There’s nothing like […]

by Elaine Wilson/American Forces Press Service
Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here yesterday to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent’s deployment.
“With You All the Way” — a joint effort by the Defense Department, USO […]