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I have a tremendous amount of respect for military families. To have to worry about your loved ones and still try and live a normal life is extremely hard.

A family's love is often the best medicine, and in difficult times, I believe that our military families deserve the option of staying together.

All soldiers who serve their country and put their lives at risk need to know that if something happens to them, their families will be well taken care of. That's the bond we have with our military men and women and their families.

Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families.

I have great respect and understanding for military commitment due to my own family's involvement with the armed forces.

I take care of military families. Their sacrifices are very real.

I am going to get involved with giving back to military families.

My entire history with the Navy have been trying to get the Navy to focus on families and child care and all the things that they were way behind in - housing, all of those things.

My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.

Anybody who was in the military or a military family has a certain sensitivity to the separation. Everyone knows military wives have the hardest jobs. I was born into one. When I think back to those days, I didn't appreciate it then.