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T HE O FFICER • V olume lxxxix, no. 3 • MAY -JUNe 2013 P. 16 FEATURES NAVAL SAGA BRINGS CIVIL WAR TO LIFE __________________________ 26 Hibberd Van Buren Kline III—Hib, to his friends—had a story in the back of his mind for more than half a century. It stayed with him all through his active duty service in the U.S. Marine Corps and his long career in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. T e result is Conf icting Loyalties, the f rst book in Civil War–era naval saga. Book review by MajGen Andrew Davis, USMC (Ret.) Author prof le by Pat Curry InsIde: The Coming nuClear Weapons CasCade * psu 309: sunseT in The deserT * naval saga Brings Civil War To life The Journal of the Reserve Ofcers Association www.roa.org MAY-JUNE 2013 HOW ARE THE KIDS? After More Than a Decade of War, the Children of Reservists Feel the Strain of Deployment PSU 309: SUNSET IN THE DESERT__________________________________ 32 T e Coast Guard Reserve 309th Port Security Unit completed three port security tours to Kuwait. T e last one—the “sunset tour”—marked the f nal departure of Coast Guard port security forces on Sept. 24, 2012, nearly a decade af er the unit f rst arrived. By William Matthews ReseRve stRength ReseRve Life HOW ARE THE KIDS? NATIONAL SECURITY Report 38 America has been at war for more than a decade; many reservists have deployed multiple times. Quantifying the overall ef ect of deployment on the children of reservists is dif cult because there is little Reserve Component– focused research. But even with incomplete data, signif cant evidence shows that ef orts should be made to assist Reserve families. By Janine Boldrin Index to Advertisers: Index to Advertisers: army residence Community . . . . . . . . . . 13 Columbia southern University . . . . . . . . . 4 Marsh U.s. Consumer, THE COMING NUCLEAR WEAPONS CASCADE In the next few years, the United States may face a cascade of nuclear weapons proliferation as Iran and North Korea permanently elude the stricture of nuclear arms control and become full-f edged nuclear powers. T e consequences will be geostrategic chaos, with each crisis potentially teetering on the edge of a nuclear precipice. By Peter Huessy a service of seabury & smith, inc. . . 45 place layout > toc > ad list seniors walk-in tub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ifC UsAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC xx x
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