Military Deployment Often Means Loss of Custody to the Other Parent Back Home

This morning I just heard, on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, the following feature story about a female soldier who lost custody of her child after she was deployed to Iraq: NPR, Morning Edition, February 14, 2008: "Soldier Loses Custody of Child After Iraq Tour". The story discusses the vulnerability of deployed military men and women, especially during a time of war, when they happen