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Kids of Deployed Troops Get Their Own Summer Camp
August 2, 2007 5:18 PM
With U.S. Troop deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan now well into its
fifth year, American military families are being stretched to their
limits. Tens of thousands of troops have already done two yearlong
combat tours, many have done three. Long deployments to dangerous places
can be especially hard on children of soldiers. A national program aims
to give these kids a chance to take a week off from their worries at
special summer camps for military kids only. Last week, we visited the
first one in Colorado.
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Posted by Eric Whitney on August 2, 2007 5:18 PM | Permalink
