U.S. Army Soldiers from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) sing the Army song to conclude the Neptune Solace award ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2024. The ceremony was held to recognize the 400 Soldiers that deployed to Gaza for a humanitarian mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Bithell)
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. –
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, an average of 24 people per minute fall victim to rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. This stark statistic translates to over 12 million women and men affected in just one year. (National Domestic Violence Hotline, 2024) If that doesn’t grab your attention, consider this: nearly every nine seconds, a woman is beaten by an intimate partner, as reported by the Emory University School of Medicine. (Emory University School of Medicine, N.D.)
“I want people to be aware,” said one military member who found the courage to share her story after enduring over a decade of abuse in her marriage. “It...
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – As the morning sun peeks through the curtains, casting a soft glow into my room, the start of another day unfolds. My routine is set in motion with the shriek of my alarm clock signaling the transition from slumber to my bustling world of responsibilities. Slowly, the fog of sleep dissipates and is replaced by a sense of purpose and determination.
