Thursday, December 23, 2010

Families Weather Holidays Without Deployed Loved Ones

As a seasoned Army wife and mom, Moseley is familiar with the roller-coaster ride of emotions a deployment entails. “I know I’ll be a little down, a little depressed; it’s hard around the holidays,” she said. “But I’ve learned to reach out to friends, put more effort into the [family readiness group].”

Moseley is one of thousands of family members weathering the holidays without a deployed loved one this year. More than 140,000 U.S. servicemembers are deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with thousands more to other locations around the world.



By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service

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