Quote Originally Posted by phesina View Post
Thank you for keeping this memorial thread going, Gretchen, and for including their photographs now too. God bless you and them.

I check it every day. How much longer, how many more?
Quote Originally Posted by Daisy and Delilah View Post
Isn't it the truth?? Yes, thank you, Gretchen. I'm just paralyzed to know that this is still happening.
Perhaps this article might answer your questions - or raise more?

From Politico -

Spouses of service members are badly stressed from years of long deployments — so stressed that some have taken their own lives. Children who’ve had a parent away at war for almost their entire conscious lives are leaving home to go off to college. And the troops themselves continue to struggle with substance abuse, post-traumatic stress, and devastating physical and mental wounds.

Some of Washington’s top national security leaders are worried that Americans don’t know — or worse, don’t care.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1EYI4mccK