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Air Force Reserve Command

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

Jessica Whelchel, Military OneSource consultant, holds a copy of “Over There,” a children’s board book about a father’s deployment, as she talks with Kristen Pleasant, wife of Senior Airman Kevin Pleasant, 452nd Maintenance Squadron, about Military OneSource resources for kids during the Yellow Ribbon event at March ARB, Mar. 11. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a Department of Defense-sponsored event designated to link deploying Reserve service members and their families with agencies who offer services and support before, during and after the deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith)

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'Over There" helps children understand deployments

Published March 25, 2010
By 452 AMW
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MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. -- Jessica Whelchel, Military OneSource consultant, holds a copy of "Over There," a children's board book about a father's deployment, as she talks with Kristen Pleasant, wife of Senior Airman Kevin Pleasant, 452nd Maintenance Squadron, about Military OneSource resources for kids during the Yellow Ribbon event at March ARB. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a Department of Defense-sponsored event designated to link deploying Reserve service members and their families with agencies who offer services and support before, during and after the deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Smith)