First Lady Michelle Obama met with military families at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., at the homecoming celebration for the USNS Comfort and the USS Eisenhower Carrier Group. She thanked them for their service during their recent deployment.

The First Lady called military families “quiet heroes”. She said military families represent the best in our nation, who serve the nation in their own way when their loved ones are deployed.

Mrs. Obama urged local communities to support their military families by helping with carpools, bringing them dinner, helping spouses get a job or keep a job, or providing pro-bono legal or mental-health services.

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First lady Michelle Obama thanks sailors and their families for their service during a visit to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The first lady spoke at an event marking the homecoming of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USNS Comfort from recent deployments. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Desiree Green

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