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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer The war may never be over for Dedi Noble. During the first two Christmases after her only child, Army Sgt. Charles E. Matheny IV, was killed in Iraq, Noble sat in the front room of her Camano Island home and sobbed. “Charlie's body came home. The funeral and burial came. The blackness came,” she said. “I asked God to take me, too, because my main purpose in life was to be Charlie's mother. Then I realized if he was gone, perhaps there was another purpose for me.”… Continue

Do not post exact deployment dates or redeployment dates Do not reveal camp locations, including nearby cities. After the deployment is officially announced by Military officials, you may discuss locations that have been released, normally on the Country level. Do not discuss convoy routes (“we travelled through Takrit on our way to X”) Detailed information on the mission, capabilities or morale of a unit Specific names or actual nicknames Personnel transactions that occur in large numbers (E… Continue

I have been a Navy mom since Dec 2006, a member of Navy For Moms since February 2009 and I am currently the admin for the Northern California Navy Moms Group. Like everyone else who uses the computer as an integral part of her personal and professional world, I am constantly on the lookout for suspicious profiles, emails, attachments. No body wants to get a virus. Four months ago, several of us noticed a member who sent out a mass number “friend” requests to new members. The N4M admin subsequent… Continue

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Wilson, National Naval Medical Center Public Affairs BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- The holiday season may be a time to celebrate with friends and family, but, for those who won't have an opportunity to see their loved ones, it may be a time of increased stress and hardship. "The holidays increase stress, both in positive and negative ways, so it's a more challenging time for some people," said Cmdr. James West, the behavioral health department head a… Continue