By Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea | Wednesday, December 8, 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. – In late 2006, the United States was engaged in a two-front war with Marines deploying every seven months. Their families were forced to deal with the high deployment tempo and the consequences that came with it. Some returned bearing physical and emotional scars, and were left to deal with their war wounds — alone.
General James T. Conway decided it was time to address those issues when taking the helm as the 34th commandant of the Marine Corps. He had many goals to support Marines in the long war. Increasing dwell time between deployments and wounded warrior care were among his many successful initiatives.
“For the entire time that I’ve been the commandant, we’ve been at war,” Conway said. “The number one priority has always been to win these conflicts and provide for the Marines at the point of the spear.”
Providing for those who served at the tip of the spear included
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