Tag: Military Families

August 10: Honoring the Victims of Agent Orange and Confronting Institutional Failure (August 10, 2026)

August 10, 2026

From Vietnam to the burn pits of Iraq to contaminated military installations here at home, toxic exposure is a debt our nation still has not fully paid. Copyrighted By Jennifer and Lee Norris | August 10, 2026 Every August 10, we honor Agent Orange Awareness Day—and in Vietnam, the Day for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin. … More August 10: Honoring the Victims of Agent Orange and Confronting Institutional Failure (August 10, 2026)

Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block & How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death (2024)

May 6, 2024

I was watching Investigation Discovery (ID) one night in 2018 when Forbidden Dying for Love came on the television. I was what you would consider an #IDAddict and I regularly watched the new programming from 9-11 p.m. every night. I also tweeted with other #IDAddicts while the show was live. On this particular night, Love … More Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block & How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death (2024)

The Uncounted (CNN Special on Caregiver & Family Suicide)

March 13, 2014

The Uncounted Every day, 22 veterans commit suicide. That number is sadly familiar. It has become a symbol of the cost of war that extends beyond the battlefield. But no one is tracking war’s impact on another group: military spouses, siblings and parents. Their suicides go uncounted. The dozens of military family members I interviewed over the … More The Uncounted (CNN Special on Caregiver & Family Suicide)