| 70s Law Costs 61,000 Military Widows Thousands of Dollars in Survivor Benefits | As many as 61,000 military widows whose husbands died of causes relating to their military service lose out on thousands of dollars a year in survivor benefits because of a law that dates from the 1970’s. |
| Lifetime brings Army Wives to Walter Reed | WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 2, 2008) -- Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the USO of Metropolitan Washington rolled out the red carpet Tuesday for wounded warriors, real Army wives and the cast and crew of Lifetime channels "Army Wives" for an exclusive screening of the drama series. The event was held in the old Red Cross building at Walter Reed. |
| Military brides’ dream dre$$es | A New Hampshire bridal shop owner is making military matrimonial dreams come true today when she hands out 50 free wedding dresses to blushing brides-to-be who are on active duty or engaged to someone serving overseas. |
| Military Wives Go the Extra Distance | Their theme song could easily be “Stand by Your Man”. These women have put their commitments to both country and family in the forefront by enlisting in the armed forces. They have an inside view into the day in and day out life of a service member. Each wife knows what their spouse experiences, because they are having the same experience. And although it may provide them comfort to be stationed along side of their spouse, they have the added worried each time they see their spouse put in harm’s way. We salute the bravery of these women. We honor all of the women who don a uniform and give up the creature comforts of home. We hope they can come soon. |
| Scams Targeting Troops and Families | A 3rd Infantry Division soldier deploying to Iraq is warning other servicemembers of the latest scam to target troops and their families. According to 1st Lt. David Cowan, in early December his 84-year-old grandmother received a phone call from a man calling himself J.D. Taylor. The man claimed that Cowan was on his way home on leave from Iraq for the holidays, but had gotten hung up and lost his wallet and military identification card. |
| Spouse campaigns to name street for husband | Read an article about a wife whom sets out on a campaign to get a street named after her deceased husband whom gave his life serving his country. |
| Supporting Children Affected by the Iraqi War: What Responders Need to Know | Wartime operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have a significant impact on the children and families of deployed soldiers, now numbering more than 1.5 million persons. Many families and children are able to cope in healthy ways with the stresses of deployment and parental absence... |
| The Secrets To Buying A Veil Or Tiara | Wearing a tiara does not have to make you look like Princess Diana unless you want it to. Putting a little bling in your hair lightens up your face and can be a great design element to your ensemble if you do it right. We may call them tiaras but they don’t have to have the typical princess shape. It could be shaped like a headband or have a uniformly low profile. |
| The Secrets To Buying A Wedding Gown | You’re getting ready to possibly spend more money on a dress than you ever have in your life. All kinds of emotions are wrapped up in this purchase. So, before you embark on this shopping expedition, note some words of wisdom from this old girl. If you think you might want to buy a dress on-line, let me be the first to try to talk you out of it. I can’t say it NEVER works or that it’s bad 100% of the time, but it is fraught with many dangers. There are certain things you should not buy on-line and your wedding gown is at the top of the list. |
| Woman helps spouses cope with deployments | Having experience as a military spouse allowed Melissa Dixon to help other military spouses in her hometown. Dixon, the wife of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade soldier Max Dixon, started a support group for other spouses in her hometown of Vanceburg, Ky... |
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