As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 07/19/2008 - 10:21pm

Instructor Jessica Leonard, left, talks with Alison Ross after a class at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 15, 2008.<br /><br />The class is for spouses of soldiers at Fort Campbell, and helps them to deal with Army life. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.




 

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