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Welcome Home Event for Combat Veterans All Veterans and their family
members are cordially invited to the second annual Welcome Home Event for Combat
Veterans sponsored by the VA Medical Center on September 20 aboard the USS Yorktown
at Patriots Point. Click
here to download the Welcome
Home flyer.
Operation Military Kids
http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/
FREE Counseling 24-7 Military OneSource This free 24-hour service,
provided by the Department of Defense, is available to all active duty, Guard, and
Reserve members and their families. Services include consultation online or by telephone,
with referral for up to six free face-to-face counseling sessions, on issues including
reunion and reintegration, to a professional in your community. You can reach the
program by calling toll-free
1-800-342-9647 or through the Web site at
http://www.militaryonesource.com.
Remember, your privacy is assured and no one knows you reached out for support unless
there is a threat of harm to yourself or others.
Do you have school-aged children who play sports? Or do they take
dance, music or arts classes? Maybe they would they like to try something new...
like Karate? Could your child benefit from a tutor to stay at grade level? If the
answer is YES to any of these questions, Our Military Kids grant program may be
able to help. Click
here to download the Our Military
Kids Flyer.
YMCA MEMBERSHIPS The Department of Defense has partnered with the
Armed Services YMCA to fund memberships at participating YMCAs throughout the United
States and Puerto Rico for the following DoD military groups: Families of deployed
(deployment must be for a minimum of six months) National Guard and Reserve personnel
(Army / Navy / Air Force / Marine Corps). Must be federal Active Duty (Title 10)
Status.Active duty and their families at independent duty locations. Independent
Duty personnel are Active Duty Service members who are serving in a location remote
from a military installation and the active duty member does not have access to
a free fitness program. You must complete the Independent Duty Eligibility Request
Form for all interested personnel in the command which must be approved by Service
POC- (please call Military OneSource for contact information. Must be federal Active
Duty (Title 10) Status. Active duty personnel and their families assigned to newly
established joint bases. Must be federal Active Duty (Title 10) Status.Relocated
spouse and family members of deployed active duty personnel (deployment must be
for a minimum of six months). Must be federal Active Duty (Title 10) Status.
MEDICAL CORNER What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been
through a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something horrible and scary that
you see or that happens to you. During this type of event, you think that your life
or others' lives are in danger. You may feel afraid or feel that you have no control
over what is happening. Anyone who has gone through a life-threatening event can
develop PTSD. Suicide is the 11th most frequent cause of death in the U.S.
— someone dies from suicide every 16 minutes. Suicidal ideas and attempts to harm
oneself are the result of problems that may seem like they can't be fixed. Together,
Vet Centers and VA Medical Centers stand ready to reach out and help veterans at
risk for suicide. Seek professional help...Call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention
hotline and indicate you are a veteran. You'll be immediately connected to VA suicide
prevention and mental health professionals. We can help! If you feel you are in
crisis, call the Suicide hotline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) your
local VA Medical Center or Vet Center today!
SC National Guard Online Community
http://www.guardfamily.org/
Build A Sign
BuildASign.com is offering us a special 25% off all of their products through the
end of June to help them continue their support of our troops. I hope you will help
support this company that has done so much for military families around the country.
25% Off All Products at BuildASign.com (If this link does not work, you can use
the promo code NEWFRIENDS09 to get 25% off your order at checkout.)
http://www.buildasign.com/
Reserve Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to
providing financial support to the families of Reserve Service Members from all
services, who have been called to active duty and are experiencing financial difficulty.
http://www.reserveaid.org