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MarineParents.com Newsletter
a Place to Connect & Share™
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March 30, 2006
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The 2006 Conference, Houston, April 21-23
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Additional Conference Information
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Please Visit Our Sponsors
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Hello Marine Corps Families!
Support for family members experiencing the stresses
of having a loved one in the military, whether during
bootcamp, deployment or the daily grind, is
important. In this issue, we'll show you where to
search for a support group in your local community,
as well as provide you with information on starting a
local support group if your community does not offer
one. You'll also find information to help family
members who may be experiencing stress from
ongoing military actions and continued deployments.
MarineParents.com has been recognized as an
exemplary organization by President George W. Bush,
General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant, USMC, and
the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. Our
performance as a premier support organization is
carried into our 2006 MarineParents.com Annual
Conference, April 21-23, in Houston, Texas. Join us
for an opportunity of connecting and sharing,
education, support, and fun!
Local Support Groups
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Find one or start one in YOUR community!
We have over 65 support groups listed and add more
each week. If you are part of a support group,
please encourage your coordinator to add the
support group to our database. If you don't find a
support group in your area, consider developing a
new group. We offer some helpful information for
getting started.
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Coping with War Related Stress
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Information for Military Families and Communities
While our country is at war, Americans may
experience varying amounts of grief and fear. Nobody
is unaffected by war. In military families, however,
there is the added fear for the safety of loved ones
who may be or already have been deployed, as well
as the potential challenges of coping as a single
parent.
(Article Courtesy of National
Mental Health Association)
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Awards and Honors
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MarineParents.com Recognized by Top Leaders
The MarineParents.com, Inc. organization, founder,
and volunteers have been recognized for excellence
in supporting families and our men and women in
uniform. Read more about the recognition and awards
received from President George W. Bush, General
Michael W. Hagee, Commandant, USMC, and Donald
Rumsfeld,
Secretary of Defense.
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Keynote Speaker, LtCol Bill Cowan, Fox News Contributor
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April 21-23, 2006 in Houston, Texas
Support for the families and Marines continues with
the premier MarineParents.com conference to be held
in Houston, April 21-23, 2006. LtCol Bill Cowan,
retired Marine and Fox News Contributor will be our
keynote speaker. Breakout sessions include
deployment discussion panels, scrapbooking, military
benefits, MREs, care packages, VA benefits, about
the Marine Corps and many more. LtCol Blankenship
from MCRD San Diego will present a breakout session
on bootcamp as well as speak at the banquet on
Saturday evening.
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Gear for Marine Corps Family Members!
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Marine photos courtesy of USMC. Visit USMC.mil for
additional photos.
Effective August 30, 2005, MarineParents.com,
Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. MarineParents.com,
Inc. was founded in January, 2003 in response to
parents' needs to find information and to Connect &
Share™ with one another during deployments.
Our free online services and connections have
expanded to support and educate Marine moms &
dads, spouses, families and friends and we're now
offering our own '06
Annual National Conference. We've helped over
30,000 Marine and recruit families during bootcamp,
training, active duty and deployments. We've shipped
thousands of care packages overseas to our Marines
in Iraq and Afghanistan. You've found a Place to
Connect & Share™.
God Bless and Semper Fidelis,
Tracy Della Vecchia, Founder
MarineParents.com, Inc.
Phone:
573-449-2003
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