(BPT) - From the stress of deployments to frequent moves, military couples face a number of unique challenges. But in working through those distinctive experiences come universal lessons in love.
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Doris Mock of Jacksonville got a phone call telling her she d won the $25,000 grand prize in Gannett s Wish and Win Holiday Sweepstakes contest, she was a little wary. My first instinct was that this was a scam, she said. I said, Yeah … but I was suspicious.
So Mock, who works part-time as a greeter at the Marshalls department store on Normandy Boulevard, did her research on the Gannett marketing manager who contacted her, and the paperwork sent to her to sign. She began to feel better about the call.
But the thrill didn t really start to hit her, Mock said, until the Jan. 22 presentation celebrating her win at Carpet One Floor & Home, the contest s local sponsor. The oversized check, flowers and balloons all helped. Then, several days later, the actual check arrived at her house.
Mental health clinic for veterans, families now offering services in Lawton
Mental health clinic for veterans, families now offering services in Lawton By Will Hutchison | December 17, 2020 at 4:44 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 10:00 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - A new nonprofit mental health clinic for veterans and their family members is set to open early next year in Lawton but is already taking virtual meetings.
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock offers mental health services to post 9/11 veterans, including National Guard and Reserves, as well as active duty and all family members.
“It’s not just PTSD. It can be depression, it can be a transition disorder, it can be anxiety. Everything is not PTSD,” said Medal of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts.