Military mom without childcare goes AWOL
The U.S. Army is dealing with an emotional and complicated case involving an Oakland woman. She's a single mother, scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan, even though she has no one to care for her 11-month-old baby. The woman is a 21-years-old single mom, who was almost on her way to Afghanistan. However, she is not the only one. A report released last month says 30,000 single mothers have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. For now 11-month-old Kamani Hutchinson is being cared for by his grandmother, Angelique Hughes of Oakland. A few days ago she flew to...
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Tags: Afghanistan, Childcare, Few Days, Grandmother, Hutchinson, Iraq, Kamani, Month Old Baby, Oakland Woman, Single Mom, Single Mother, Single Mothers, U S Army