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"Each veteran and military family represents a link in a chain of honor that stretches back to our founding days, unwavering in their devotion to their loved ones who served in uniform. This month, we honor all of our military and veteran families. They too serve and sacrifice to answer our Nation’s call to duty. We owe them a debt of gratitude we can never fully repay."
From: A Proclamation on National Veterans and Military Families Month, 2024
"The advent of the all-volunteer military has brought about demographic shifts and increased the number of service members who are married and who have children. There are now currently 2.3 million service members in the United States but a total of nearly 3 million spouses and children of those service members. Military families work under unique conditions including frequent relocations, deployments, the possibility of injury and death. The post-September 11 conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have meant more deployments for military service members and these deployments impact military families. While the majority of families remain resilient, there are negative impacts to marital and family functioning, particularly for those veterans experiencing psychological symptoms from depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder."
