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Leslye Arsht, deputy under secretary of defense for military community and family policy, center, tells a crowd gathered at the National Press Club in Washington about the positive impact the Sesame Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment" and the associated tool kit has had on military families. Joanna Lopez, left, and her three children are featured on a DVD included in kit. Lawrence Hooper, right, is a partner with Russell Research, Inc., which conducted a study of the kit’s impact. Defense Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Leslye Arsht, deputy under secretary of defense for military community and family policy, center, tells a crowd gathered at the National Press Club in Washington about the positive impact the Sesame Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment" and the associated tool kit has had on military families. Joanna Lopez, left, and her three children are featured on a DVD included in kit. Lawrence Hooper, right, is a partner with Russell Research, Inc., which conducted a study of the kit’s impact. Defense Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Leslye Arsht, deputy under secretary of defense for military community and family policy, center, tells a crowd gathered at the National Press Club in Washington about the positive impact the Sesame Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment" and the associated tool kit has had on military families. Joanna Lopez, left, and her three children are featured on a DVD included in kit. Lawrence Hooper, right, is a partner with Russell Research, Inc., which conducted a study of the kit’s impact. Defense Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

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