Maj. Mike Oeschger gives his wife Pam a kiss during an interview at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 15, 2008. Oeschger is detachment commander for the 101st Airborne's 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Campbell. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Enlarge Photo
AP

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts

AP - Sat Jul 19, 6:34 PM ET

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - 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.

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 2:15 PM EDT shows clouds off the Southeast Coast associated with Tropical Storm Cristobal. The storm is expected to move northeastward along the eastern seaboard with a possible landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina late Sunday. It is not expected to reach hurricane strength. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

Tropical Storm Cristobal rumbles off the Carolinas

AP - 1 minute ago

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas late Saturday as forecasters predicted it could dump several inches in some areas of drought-stricken North Carolina.

This picture released by U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan shows Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama greets a U.S. soldier of Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan during a visit to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Obama visited with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president (AP Photo/ U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan)

Obama breakfasts with troops in Kabul

AP - 26 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticized for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.

Personalize News Home Page:  Add/Remove News Categories | Change Layout

Local News (BETA)

Enter a U.S. ZIP Code or City and State to see local news

Opinion

USATODAY.com
» All Opinion from USATODAY.com
CSMonitor.com
» All Opinion from CSMonitor.com
RealClearPolitics
» All Opinion from RealClearPolitics
HuffingtonPost.com
» All Opinion from HuffingtonPost.com