Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A Very Sad Situation

Forty-three percent of active duty service members have children. http://cs.mhf.dod.mil/content/dav/mhf/QOL-Library/Project%20Documents/MilitaryHOMEFRONT/Reports/2007%20Demographics.pdf
Many of these children have to deal with parents that return from war acting totally different from when they left. Vary young children may exhibit separation anxiety, temper tantrums and changing in eating habits.

However, I believe it is far worse for the Iraqi children. Up to 95% of all pregnant women in Iraq suffer from anemia and in turn will deliver weak, malnourished babies. Most of these infants will either die before reaching age five due to lack of food and basic medicine, or will be permanently scared, either mentally or physically http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/reports/mhat/mhat_v/Redacted1-MHATV-OIF-4-FEB-2008Report.pdf  
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  1. totteacherSCMarch 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    Tammy,
    I share the concern you have for the military families in our country and elsewhere. I am going to participate in a Family Resource Day tomorrow for military families. It is through a program called Operation: Military Kids (OMK). This programs recognizes the needs of the children and families of our troops, and provides resources for them. For more information go to www.operation militarykids.org. I am just getting to know about this, but hope to stay involved in our community.

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