Schofield Barracks Program Helps Spouses Cope
Free Child Care, Pet Sitting Among Benefits
Keoki Kerr KITV4 News
WAHIAWA, Hawaii -- As people across Hawaii celebrated July 4th on Monday, more than 4,000 families at Schofield Barracks were separated from their loved ones because of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
A program to help Army spouses cope, which started at Schofield, has begun to spread to Army posts on the mainland.
Emily Brooks has been caring for her seven childre
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Schofield Marks Fourth of July
By Jim Mendoza
WAHIAWA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The banners that hang on the fence outside Schofield Barracks Lyman Gate read "Welcome Home."
That message to returning troops underscored the emotions families on Hawaii's largest Army base felt at Schofield's annual Fourth of July concert, carnival and firework's show.

