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By Michelle Villarreal Zook Jun 9, 2015
Family & Relationships

Before Surprising Your Kids With An Unexpected Homecoming, Ask Yourself These Questions

Surprise military homecomings have become such a phenomena in recent years that there’s even a website called “Welcome Home Blog”...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Jun 3, 2015
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The Big Problem With Senate’s Proposal To Cut Housing Allowance

The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act coming out of the Senate has a controversial proposition: eliminate base allowance for housing...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook May 23, 2015
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How I Am Teaching My Children The Meaning Of Memorial Day

The question was inevitable; my kids are far too observant to not notice that the cemetery we pass at least...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook May 8, 2015
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Why Vets Should Not Be Exempt From Cuts To The Food Stamps Program

At the end of 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provision waiver that extends food stamps...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Apr 21, 2015
Family & Relationships

When The Costs Of War Impact The Capacity For Intimacy

During my college years, I worked for a urologist. If there was one lesson I learned, it was that while...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Apr 14, 2015
Family & Relationships

We Need To Stop Spreading Negative Stereotypes About Military Spouses

Last month was apparently open season on military spouses — or at least to many within the military spouse community,...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Mar 24, 2015
Family & Relationships

Military Children And The Effects Of 14 Years Of War

For most of our daughter’s five-year life, it seems she has been saying goodbye. Three states in five years. Three...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Feb 5, 2015
Community

The DoD Should Reform Its Food Assistance Program, Not Eliminate It

In 2013, nearly $104 million worth of food stamps were used at military commissaries, and according to a report from...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Jan 13, 2015
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How Should The US Respond To Cyber Attacks?

The principles of jus ad bellum, the “right to war,” and the laws of armed conflict have evolved through centuries...
By Michelle Villarreal Zook Dec 22, 2014
Family & Relationships

The Big Problem Faced By Military Spouses Around The Country

From the outside looking in, the military lifestyle has a halcyon, Mayberry-type glow about it. Spouses, generally wives, stay home...