Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, hugs Theresa Martel, whose husband, Army 1st Sgt. Joseph Martel, is deployed with the New York National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company in Basra, Iraq, as Susan Taluto, wife of Army Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, the New York National Guard adjutant general, looks on in Latham, N.Y., Sept. 21, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning

By Elaine Wilson, AFPS
Elaine.wilson@dma.mil
Sept. 23, 2009

I always appreciate it when senior leaders turn their attention toward military families and I’ve noticed a recent outpouring of support from the White House.

This week, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, met with New York National Guard personnel and their families. She visited with the family members of deployed servicemembers and the professionals who support them.

During her visit to New York, Biden pledged her support for military families and noted that her efforts are, in part, personal. The Bidens’ son, Joseph “Beau” Biden III, is a captain in the Delaware Army National Guard, and is currently deployed to Iraq.
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