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Suri Sehgal listens to village women in India.
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Sehgals: Planting Seeds for Change

by Alexander Pavlicin

Suri Sehgal helped revolutionize hybrid corn breeding around the world, but it is seeds of kindness and generosity that he and his wife, Edda, plant in the garden of life. Through the Sehgal Foundation, they empower villagers in rural India to create their own positive change. The award-winning biography Seeds for Change by Marly Cornell shares the inspiring story of a humble couple making a difference, one seed at a time. […]

Creating Community Through Stories Around the Table
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Creating Community Through Stories Around the Table

by Staff

It began when a young military spouse reached out for help. More than forty military family writers responded by sharing their encouraging stories and experience from both everyday and extraordinary moments. The result? A menu of personal stories about life, amidst the added challenges of military life. And a worldwide gathering of friends, bringing civilian and military communities to the table to support military families. […]

Terri Barnes: Messages From Military Life
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Terri Barnes: Messages From Military Life

by Karen Pavlicin-Fragnito

Third-generation military wife Terri Barnes writes transparent, personal, and emotionally universal messages that have made her weekly Stars and Stripes column, Spouse Calls, the newspaper’s longest-running military life column. The relevance of her writing to both military and civilian readers led to her first book, and Terri is both humbled and excited by the effect her book is having in diverse communities to stir conversation and increase understanding of military life. […]