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DOD to Begin Review of Family, Military Community Programs

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

A new task force will start work on a 120-day review of all family and military community programs across the Defense Department.
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Photo: Seaman Kenneth Wood prepares to put money on a Navy Cash card aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darien G. Kenney/Released

Most Recent Legislation Affects Military, Civilian Paychecks

Posted on January 27, 2013 by bniegel

Legislation increases Social Security withholding taxes to 6.2 percent. For the past two years during the “tax holiday” the rate was 4.2 percent.
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Your Blood Donation Will Save A Life

Posted on January 17, 2013 by nmcfarland

This month, National Blood Donor Month, is a good time to make a donation that could make a difference in the life of a soldier, sailor, Marine or airman.
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WWII Veteran Returns to the Field of Battle

Posted on January 8, 2013 by nmcfarland

See how father and son share more than the bond of blood in this video about WWII veteran Fred Wolkers’s return visit to the field of battle.
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A section of Arlington National Cemetery, Va., shows a fraction of the 110,000 wreaths placed at the graves of fallen service members during Wreaths Across America, Dec. 15, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom

A Lesson for My Daughter

Posted on December 18, 2012 by tiffaniwalker

I ventured out this weekend with my daughter in tow for the annual Wreaths Across America program at Arlington National Cemetery and was immediately struck by what this meant to my daughter.
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