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TRICARE joins battle against tobacco
FORT POLK, La. — TRICARE beneficiaries living in the United States now have a new weapon in their fight to kick the tobacco habit. Tobacco cessation medications are now covered through the TRICAR...
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Amazing Race set for April 13
FORT POLK, La. — If you want to experience the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, or just get outdoors and have a great time with friends and family, then mark April 13 on the calendar as Fo...
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CYSS honors military children
Fort Polk Child, Youth and School Services honors youth in observation of the Month the Military Child throughout April. This year’s theme is Proud, Ready, and Resilient. Throughout the month, you...
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Pfc. Zach Sheffield gives his 18-month-old son Braylen a push on one of the swings at the playground next to Catfish Cove April 2.
Fun in sun, daddy-style

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Protect babies from SBS
Crying … changing diapers … late night feedings … constant care … the exhaustion of parenthood can be overwhelming, but picking up a baby and shaking, throwing, hitting or hurting him is never an ...
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Fort Polk Spouses’ Club hosts 5k run/walk at WCC
The Fort Polk Spouses’ Club hosts a 5K run/walk April 27 at the Warrior Community Center beginning at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $15 and the one-mile fun run is free to all children ages 12 and under. A...
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Proper use of vehicle safety seats saves lives, dollars
Louisiana law requires that children under the age of 6 or that weigh less than 60 pounds be in a secured child-restraint system. Louisiana law also allows for law enforcement to make traffic stops...
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In recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Month of the Military Child, community leaders sign a proclamation of support at Hornbeck Town Hall April 1. From left: Mayor Keith Lewing, Anacoco; Mayor Pro Temp Charles Balthrop, New Llano; Mayor Clarence Beebe, Hornbeck; Commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk Brig. Gen. William B. Hickman; Mayor Robert Rose, Leesville; Community Service Director Misty Clanton, DeRidder; and Mayor Donna Duvall, Rosepine.
Proclamation values children

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Sexually transmitted diseases can cause serious illness, death
April is sexually transmitted disease (STD) awareness month, an annual effort aimed at educating the public about prevention, treatment and risk reduction. STDs are serious problems affecting both ...
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This artwork by Mattie Steed, a fourth-grader from an Air Force family, is among nearly 50 illustrations, paintings and writings on display at the U.S. Education Department in observance of the Month of the Military Child.
Children express sacrifices
WASHINGTON — Life through the eyes of military children through their paintings, drawings and writings was on public display at the Education Department here today to celebrate the Month of the Mil...
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