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Mrs. Mullen: Military Children Deserve Respect, Support (DOD NEWS)
March 25, 2011
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2011 – Military children need and deserve the nation’s utmost respect and support as they continue to weather a decade of war, the wife of the nation’s top military officer said here yesterday.
“I do not believe, and have not believed for quite some time, that there are many issues more important to the future of our armed forces -- indeed to the future of our country -- than those confronting military children today,” said Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Mullen offered a snapshot of the challenges confronting military children, both in and out of the classroom, for attendees of a roundtable discussion on the education of military children, one of the culminating events of a summit called “Building a Grad Nation: Partnerships for Student Success.”
Many military children have known only war, and the nation has much to learn about the long-term effects that stress will have on this generation, Mullen noted. “But we do know the effects will be significant,” she added.Click here to view
