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Article: FEELING STRESSED? REMEMBER FREEDOM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 11, 2008
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The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:
By Maj. Jeffrey Ferrer386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Det. 1 commander
It's been more than 80 days since I arrived at a Southwest Asian air base, and as I reflect upon my time here it feels as if we just arrived only a few days ago. While some Airmen deploy for as few as 60 days, others deploy for up to 12 to 15 months.
We military folks should be accustomed to being apart from our loved ones during deployments; however, there are a multitude of stresses on the military member, as well as on the families left behind. We sometimes are not there in person to take care of family issues or being at special events. We sometimes ...