Beth Edmundson helps her son Eric move checker pieces during a game in their New Bern, N.C., home Jan. 22. Eric suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq that left him unable to care for himself.
Kevin Kammerdiener's mother, Leslie, takes care of his every need, which would be fine if he were in preschool.
The thing is, "Kamm" is 21. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, shattered bones and burns on 25% of his body in Afghanistan in May 2008, which left him in a wheelchair, unable to speak and in chronic pain.
Leslie moved from Pennsylvania to her son's home in Riverview, Fla., to care for him after he spent months at a military hospital in San Antonio.....>>>>>
And this from yesterday at a luncheon for military spouses at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington.
Obama proposing more support for military families
First lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday the president's 2011 budget will include a record $8.8 billion to support military families.
The largest sum, $1.9 billion, would be spent on counseling and other support services. An additional $1.3 billion would go for military child care.
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Mrs. Obama began focusing on the needs of military families during the 2008 presidential campaign as the country fought two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and service members and their loved ones endured multiple deployments to the combat zones.
Now in the White House, she has continued to visit military installations around the country and talk to military families about their needs and concerns. She has shared what she heard with her staff and other members of the administration....>>>>>
Taking care of what wasn't mentioned nor done, as those now called 'teabaggers' their supporters and sponsors still don't, in the previous decade as these two occupations started and continued!
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