Elmo and friends to help military families
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You know the deal: Your kid asks a question on a touchy subject. You squirm and dodge the issue.
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EDITORâS NOTE: This is one in an occasional series in October about the 160 members of Fort Wayneâs 221st Ordnance Company in Afghanistan.
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When Joe Gibbs went home to Charlotte last weekend after the Redskins lost to Seattle in the NFL playoffs, there was a birthday party for his 3-year-old grandson Taylor, who has spent the last year battling leukemia. For others in the family, it was a celebration of the child's brave and so-far s...
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I want to thank Lynne Joiner [letters, Nov. 29] for taking the time to help wounded soldiers. My brother fought for a year in Iraq with the 101st Airborne, and my cousin, a Navy pilot, flew in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
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BLOOMINGTON -- The local Salvation Army will benefit from a nationwide program announced Friday by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart pledged to match, up to $1 million, red kettle donations given at Wal-Mart and Sam&#39;s Clubs through Christmas Eve.
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NEW YORK  - The psychological needs of U.S. military personnel and their families are straining the current mental health services of the military, concludes an American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force charged with looking into the issue.
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Fisher-Price, a unit of Mattel Inc., on Tuesday took the wraps off T.M.X. Elmo, ending months of unprecedented secrecy that's had the toy industry abuzz. Until the unveiling, only about 50 people had seen it. He's still red, fuzzy and really ticklish, but now Elmo's laughing fits have him slapping his knee, falling to the floor, rolling over and pounding his arm.
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The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan will be presented Monday to the family of a Navy SEAL from Long Island, N.Y, who gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team.
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Air Force Tech Sgt. Eric Schwab assists Bamberg family members, left to right, Tamara, J'Don, Jamicka and Jamal Jones, of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, in making holiday greetings to Savanna, Ill., ...
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Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.
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For relatives and friends of U.S. troops serving in Iraq, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" was the place to be.
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DENVER -- The Army has launched a nationwide program to teach soldiers and their families how to identify signs of possible psychiatric injuries suffered in the war on terrorism that may have gone unnoticed.
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Churches, schools, and families in Warroad, Minn., go to unusual lengths to help smooth the transition from military to civilian life.
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It is difficult to find anything positive about war, but the pictures in the news of children and their military fathers loving each other have been heart-rending. They remind us that there is nothing on Earth more precious and sacred than the love between fathers and their children.
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Military families across America often endure hardship when a loved one ships out. But there are not many places in the U.S. where those left behind have to chop ice out of the tundra for drinking water and make sure the freezer is well-stocked with walrus and seal meat.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Elderly people with impaired memory or behavioral problems may feel uncomfortable at large holiday family gatherings, but there are ways to include these people in such celebrations.
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The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan will be&#13;&#10;presented to the family of a Navy SEAL who&#13;&#10;gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team