Do you know someone who is deployed?

Wondering how to support deployed military members and their families?

Every year we honor and celebrate those who have deployed on October 26th. There are countless ways you can can show your support – some include:

• Communicate with the family to determine how to correspond with the deployed military member. Letters or cards sent via “snail mail” are a wonderful way to show you care.

• Reach out to a military family in your community. Invite them over for a meal, out to the park, offer to babysit, or even make a simple phone call to check in.

• If a parent is deployed, their partner at home may be facing additional challenges such as childcare. Take the time to get to know them and their needs, and see how you can help. 

The most impactful thing you can do is to make time to get to know the military member and their family to learn what kind of support is most meaningful to them.

– Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz, LtCol, USAF, Retired

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