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NATIONAL VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILY APPRECIATION MONTH

By Military Families Speak Out

November 13, 2026 1 min read Free to read

November is National Veteran and Military Families Month. This began back in 1996, established by the Armed Services YMCA. The US government has recognized it ever since. It is a time to acknowledge the sacrifices our military families make…

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Military Families Speak Out is an organization of almost 4,000 military families with loved ones who are serving in Iraq, ready to deploy or re-deploy, have been wounded physically and/or psychologically, or have died as a result of the war in Iraq. We know first hand the devastation of this war. Democrats and Republicans alike have routinely used filibusters and the threat of filibusters around important issues. What could be more important that ending the war in Iraq?

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