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Military bonds grow through training and family ties
Soldiers describe forming a second family during training at Camp Ripley Camp Shelby and Fort Irwin and rely on daily contact with loved ones through calls texts and video. Leadership cautions about balancing home communication with unit cohesion while couples cope with deployments and shared duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie
Camp Ripley
Minnesota
Camp Shelby
Fort Irwin
California
Karol White
St Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
White
Trent Ozburn
Mike Wynn
Des Moines
Spc
Brandon Berry