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Give-a-hug dolls comfort kids of deployed service members

By Phyllis Moore
Published in News on November 4, 2009 1:46 PM

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Brianne Saunders, a fourth-grade student at Meadow Lane Elementary School, shows school counselor Vicki Phillips the photo of her deployed father that was placed inside the doll that she was given on Tuesday.

Having a loved one in the military who is deployed overseas can be difficult, especially for a child. Several years ago, Meadow Lane Elementary School introduced a response to the void, offering six-week support groups for students of deployed...

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