Military Families Who Suffer Perinatal Loss Deserve and Need Parental Leave
Grieving parents, along with Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) staff members, light candles in memory of the infants during the Perinatal Bereavement Candle Lighting Remembrance Service at NMCP, Dec. 5, 2019. (Imani N. Daniels/U.S. Navy)
11 May 2021 Military.com | By Matthew Checketts, Amanda Rebhi and James Scott
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Matthew Checketts is stationed in Texas, where he serves as an active-duty major in the Air Force. Amanda Rebhi is stationed in the National Capital Region, where she serves as an active-duty captain in the Air Force. James Scott is stationed in Georgia, where he serves as an active-duty chief war