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of time — helping an overwhelmed military mom with shopping or lawn mowing, for instance — is welcome. Multinational corporations might form the cornerstone of the initiative, but its success largely will depend on buy-in from the average citizen. In her kickoff speech, Obama noted that although just a small percentage of the population actu- ally serves in the military, it’s ev- eryone’s duty to back that service. “This is about the responsibility
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that we each have to one another, as Americans,” she said. “It’s about the fact that ... 1 percent of Americans may be fighting on our behalf, but 100 percent of Americans need to be supporting our troops and their families. This campaign is about re- newing those bonds and those con- nections between those who serve and the rest of us who live free be- cause of their service.”
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— Mark Cantrell is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. His last feature article for Military Officer was “Strike Up the Band,” October 2011.
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