Thank you: A tribute to our military spouses

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Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

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Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Amandda Yeager, left, embraces her husband, Kevin Yeager, right, and their son at Menriv Park on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., April 27, 2017. Kevin Yeager is military spouse and a former Sailor in the U.S. Navy. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Amandda Yeager, left, embraces her husband, Kevin Yeager, right, and their son at Menriv Park on Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C., April 27, 2017. Kevin Yeager is military spouse and a former Sailor in the U.S. Navy. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

Army Sgt. Maj. Nathaniel Harvey III, 841st Transportation Battalion sergeant major sits with his wife, Tracie Harvey, and their daughter on a bench at Azalea Park in Summerville, S.C., May 10, 2017. Tracie Harvey worked as a civilian physical therapy assistant at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

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Army Sgt. Maj. Nathaniel Harvey III, 841st Transportation Battalion sergeant major sits with his wife, Tracie Harvey, and their daughter on a bench at Azalea Park in Summerville, S.C., May 10, 2017. Tracie Harvey worked as a civilian physical therapy assistant at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

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