Book Review: David Finkel, Thank You For Your Service
David Finkel, Thank You For Your Service. Toronto: Bond Street Books, 2013. I am slowly working my way through a stack of books about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan […]
Mental Health In The Military: From Generation To Generation
Today in Canada a very welcome national conversation is happening on the subject of mental health. As part of that conversation, You can follow it on T|witter using the hashtag #BellLetsTalk. It’s […]
I Run On: How Running Saved One Military Wife
While I was putting together another “Face of the Fallen” post I came across this piece by Linda Ambard, wife of a US Air Force officer, which originally appeared in […]
Compassion Fatigue: When the Caring Tank Runs Dry
Noted on today’s AFPS news, worth repeating. Applicable to chaplains and other caregivers as well as to family members. MP+Chaplain Urges Military Spouses to Avoid ‘Compassion Fatigue’By Donna MilesAmerican Forces […]
Taking Responsibility Breaks the Cycle of Domestic Abuse
Good piece from the AFPS stresses the role that men can take in taking responsibility for their role in domestic abuse and acting to end it. The US Defence Department […]
Back to School Tips for Military Families
As Kay and I settle into our new house in our new town, I realize that our adjustment and lives are a little easier because we don’t have to worry […]
US Military Remembers Children of Fallen Troops
This story from the AFPS illustrates some innovative and attentive steps to look after children whose moms and dads won’t come home from war. The US military has the resources […]
For a Military Wife, Her Husband’s Suicide Becomes a Passionate Crusade to Help Others
By chance I noted this story from the Pentagon News Service after a day devoted to suicide intervention in the Pastoral Counselling Course I’m taking here in Ottawa. I found […]
AWOL US Soldier, Single Mother, Not to be Court-Martialled for Child Care Issues
Before every deployment, soldiers are expected to file family care plans detailing how their dependants will be looked after during the member’s absence. For single parents, and there are more […]
For Military Families, Stress Doesn’t Always End With Reunions
Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Michael Henry, his wife, Kelly, and four children enjoy a Hawaiian holiday vacation. Henry, a family medicine doctor, had returned home to his family Dec. 2, […]