Deployment/Reunion Bonus Pack (Surviving Deployment; I'm Already Home…Again; A Year of Absence; Life After Deployment; and Courage After Fire)

by Elaine Dumler

An idea book for staying close during deployments and temporary assignments.This feel-good book's second edition for families separated by duty includes 212 connection ideas, an expanded section on reunion and reintegration, added chapters for your extended family, schools, spiritual protection, and community/neighborhood services.

by Jessica Redmond

Six Army wives struggle to make it through their husbands’ 15-month deployment to Iraq in this true story by Jessica Redmond. Each morning the women anxiously scan the headlines, wondering if they still have a husband, if their children still have a father. Some form friendships that become their lifeline. Others somehow find courage despite their isolation. First place winner (current events) from the Midwest Book Awards; Military Writers Society of America's Gold Medal for best nonfiction book.

Life After Deployment: Military families share reunion stories and advice
by Karen M. Pavlicin
Life After Deployment captures the tender and moving stories of military families during their reunion. Service members and their spouses, parents, fiancées, and children share the joy and anxiety of homecoming, the adjustments of living together again, and how they coped with anger, depression, PTSD, injuries, grief, and other challenges. Some families had fairytale endings. Most worked hard to rebuild their relationships after much time and change. A few suffered great losses. These military families talk candidly about what their experience was really like, offering hope and advice to others who walk this journey. Awarded the Military Writers Society of America's Gold Medal for best reference book.