Countless realities of such tyranny and long term effects of domestic violence and abuse exist for our abused, abandoned, deserted, homeless, destitute military spouses, former military spouses, and children.
Even after two House Armed Services Subcommittees on Military Personnel hearings, where servicemembers, military spouses, and former military spouse victims testified before Members of Congress and Senate (”Shattered Families, Shattered Service; Taking Military’s Domestic Violence Out of the Shadows” held on September 18, 2019, and “Keeping Our Service Members and Their Families Safe and Ready: The Military’s Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence” held on May 25, 2021.) It is common knowledge in those communities that those with power and responsibility have done nothing, and the perpetrators have not been held accountable - a terrifying realization for many military spouses and children.
The number of military family member homicide cases, as reported by various media outlets, where the victim(s) had experienced domestic abuse for years and where on occasion, has led to death, has increased substantially.
While this should be a public health and policy crisis for our nation, the sense of urgency by those who can make a difference is missing. Countless military spouses, former military spouses, and child(ren) victims report and flee abuse only to endure post-separation abuse and re-victimization in our military and civil judicial system.
Will you support the countless Military Spouses, Former Military Spouses and Children who are abused, abandoned, deserted, homeless, destitute and often become suicidal and murdered, by calling The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel to hold the Department of Defense accountable? Military Families serve alongside our Military Servicemembers and are the backbone of our military.
PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR UPCOMING BILL FOR FURTHER SUPPORT
National Military Family Advocacy Organization (www.NMFAO.org) pleads with you to please sign this petition, write and call: House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel 2216 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 | P: (202) 225-4151 | F: (202) 225-9077
Please visit National Military Family Advocacy Organization (NMFAO) at www.nmfao.org and if you are led to, please make a tax deductible donation to support the Military Families today!**
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