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Ms. Vicki

Disabled Vet Wants Her Full-Time Attention

A note left in the coat of CW3 Frank Buoniconti as it was donated to a homeless man. (Courtesy of Kryste Buoniconti)

She Turned Her Grief to Giving. Let Her Inspire You.

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Top 10 Dumbfounding Things Not to Say to a Military Spouse

Ms. Vicki

She Doesn't Like the Gifts Her Husband Buys Her

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I'm Not Crying, You're Crying: Exchange Ad Gets Us Right in the Feels

Lauren Hope's handmade jewelry re-purpose vintage military buttons and insignia. (Courtesy of Lauren Hope)

She Transforms Vintage Military Insignia into Art While Boosting Other Businesses

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Veteran Family Benefits

Living With the Military

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Suicide Prevention

PTSD and marriage. Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay/Air Force

PTSD and Marriage: 5 Things Spouses Need to Know

How to Recognize PTSD in Your Spouse

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Military Spouse Education Help 101

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Military Spouse and Family Benefits

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Military Family Life 101

Survive Transition

Officials with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation introduced the Caregiver Experience Map during an event in Washington, D.C. Nov. 27, 2018. (Elizabeth Dole Foundation/Lisa Nipp)

New Map Lays Out Military Caregiver Experience, Offers Help

This military caregiver road map is aimed at helping users better navigate life while caring for a wounded veteran.

Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Increase Announced

The benefit will increase by the same percentage as retirement pay every year from now on

Retired VFW Member

VA's Changes to Pension and DIC Rules May Make Getting Benefits Easier

The changes are effective October 18, 2018 and aim to make the benefit fairer. Read more.

The Mills Family, December 2017. (Photo courtesy Linda Mills)

A Day in the Life of a Military Caregiver

""What I wish I would have done differently, throughout this whole process, even six years later, is more self-care."

Microsoft Starts First-Ever Military Spouse Technology Program

Nineteen spouses are a part of the first course.

Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, hold hands during the unveiling of a “smart home” donated to him and his family here, Sept. 11, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps/Jacob H. Harrer)

Here's Why the VA's New Caregiver Center Matters

It's not always about money. Sometimes it's about attention.

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Know Your Benefits

John W. Henderson, left, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, and Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, right, look at the aftermath left from Hurricane Michael from a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron above northwest Florida, Oct. 14, 2018. (Joseph Pick/U.S. Air Force)

Tyndall Pauses Humanitarian Assistance Program for Airmen, Families

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Many Tricare Users to See 2019 Enrollment, Fee Increases

U.S. Army Europe said it will limit tax-filing assistance in 2019 due to fewer available resources. (Sydney Campbell/U.S. Air Force)

US Army Europe Tax Centers Reduce Assistance for 2019

Senior Woman Comforting Man With Depression At Home

VA Seeks Input on Caregiver Benefits

A military spouse studies at the Thomas S. Power Library at Offut Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. James M. Hodgman)

MyCAA Use Linked to Higher Troop Retention, More Spouse Employment: Study

FILE -- An Airman greets his wife as family members rush to find their loved ones during a celebration for those returning home Feb. 5, 2010. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Staci Miller)

3.6 Million Children of Troops, Vets Are Enrolled in Medicaid, New Study Shows

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