Have you deployed or have held it down at home during one? What suggestions can you give a first-timer just going through it?

Operation Box of Love made yet another task during deployment simple and easy. While I was busy with kids, the house and my own well-being, I had a great group of family and friends who helped lift me up in another area.

Many families of our fallen service members face financial decisions and challenges following the deaths of their loved ones. Military pay is cut off following a death. The bank account the family had in place for paying its bills and day-to-day expenses quickly runs dry.

Particularly during this hum-drum economy, having glaring gaps in a resume is foolish, especially when volunteer opportunities are abundant. And I'm not alone in the belief that true volunteer work in your chosen profession is worth mentioning.

Although I have found professional satisfaction, there will always be highly-qualified military spouses struggling to find employment amidst the logistical challenges of military life.

"As a military spouse for 20 years, we hear that we are the backbone of the military. Now it's time to care for those who proudly serve in the shadow...

We are all at war. We are all in the fight for freedom together. We are grateful to serve, proud to be American, and glad you are joining the fight too.

My husband and I were married for six years and we considered what helped us persevere through deployments. We came up with a list of seven key things that were marriage helpers to us.

When Tracy Hall, whose husband Jonathan is currently serving in Afghanistan, noticed that the children of wounded or deployed soldiers weren't getting...