Military Families
![A soldier tests the M3E1 Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019004434im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/10/size0-2-183x108.jpg)
From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.
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![Sesame Street characters dance for children attending the Fort Meade, Maryland, showing of the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families tour. DoD photo by Marine Corps Cpl. Cedric Haller.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019004434im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/09/sesame-st-rotator-183x108.jpg)
Military kids love Elmo and Cookie Monster, and they face a lot of unique challenges. So why not combine those together to teach them how to deal?
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![Former Army Capt. Luis Carlos Montalván with Tuesday, his service dog. Photo credit: A Head for the Future](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019004434im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/09/montalvan-183x108.jpg)
In honor of National Service Dog Month, three military veterans who have experienced TBI discuss the special connections they’ve made with service dogs.
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What do you do when you can’t staunch the flood of tears, the exhaustion or the overwhelming sadness and regret? Try what this vet did.
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![Brain Injury Awareness TBI](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019004434im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2015/03/Brain-Injury-Awareness-TBI-183x108.jpg)
Fall sports are starting up. Here, an expert discusses the importance of concussion prevention when it comes to your child athletes.
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Posted in Brain Injury Awareness, DoD News, Education, Family Focus Friday, Military Children, Military Families, Military Health, Rotator, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Tagged concussions, DCoE, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, football, health, helmet, high school, mental health, myths, sports, tackling, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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