From Navy Exchange Service Command Public Affairs
Beginning next year, the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is expanding NEX in-store shopping and Navy Lodge guest privileges to eligible veterans and their primary-selected caregiver. The expanded benefit applies to Veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-documented service-connected disability rating, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and primary family caregivers for veterans enrolled in the VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.
Read more: NEX and Navy Lodge Welcome Home Veterans, Caregivers
By Thomas Brading, Army News Service
When his father deploys, 9-year-old Davidson considers himself "man of the house" -- it's a role he's filled eight times.
Davidson's father, Dave Whetstone -- the surname is a pseudonym for security reasons -- is a Green Beret currently on his tenth deployment. Dave has deployed nearly every year of Davidson's life, and each time, Davidson "puts on a brave face," he said.
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