The communities surrounding Fort Bragg are doing their part to support the families of soldiers who were recently deployed to assist our nation’s allies with the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Arlene McMillan, the ex-wife of a veteran, spoke to ABC 11 News as she left Mission BBQ in Fayetteville, a restaurant chain known for its support for veterans and emergency responders. She said she’s been following the news coming out of Ukraine.
“I just sincerely feel for all of the military community,” McMillan told ABC 11. “All of their spouses that are here. They seem to be handling it pretty well, because they’re used to it, and we are used to that, but it never gets easy and it never gets better.”
Approximately 5,000 Fort Bragg soldiers were sent to Eastern Europe to help with the fallout from the Ukraine invasion by Russia, ABC 11 reported.
According to a Facebook post by Fort Bragg’s military publication, The Paraglide, there are services available to help military families, specifically those whose loved ones are currently deployed.
Resources include financial readiness, volunteer services, military and family life counselors through Army Community Services, and special hourly child care rates for doctors’ appointments or self-care during spousal deployments through the Army’s Child, Youth and School services.
