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By Riley Tetreau
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2. INFLUENCE
Having a family member in the military
is one of the greatest honors but at the
s a m e t i m e i s o n e o f t h e m o s t d i ff i c u l t
things to accept. Growing up with a
f a t h e r i n t h e m i l i t a r y, I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t
he will not be here for every moment in
my life. It is hard to deal with the loss
of time and memories, but it is even
m o r e d i ff i c u l t f o r t h e o n e s s e r v i n g .
Sometimes being at home makes you
feel useless; while your loved one is
fighting,
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3. Purpose
 Easing the mind of the family members
of the deployed through:
 Positivity
 Knowledge on war and the countries
involved in war
 Militaristic, nation-wide news
 Aiding the ones who need it
• Helping families keep in contact with
their loved ones
• Can be used by kids ages 15 and up,
but is geared toward older generations
• Saying goodbye to the ones we love is
extremely difficult, especially you do not
know how long they will be gone for, but
this is an app to make the separation a
little easier.
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4. HOW IT WORKS
Everyone chooses an anonymous user name
and password. The username is how you are
recognized in the app
You sign in as “military member” or “family, friend,
other”
app varies and differs depending on what you want
signed in as
Every family/group has their own boards and only
they have access to those boards
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5. • Constant Battle displays a feed
with updates on positive and
negative news revolving the
military.
The news
• Information coming from
various military news websites
Not all news is good news.
• http://www.foxnews.com/us/
military/index.html
• http://www.military.com/daily
-news/
But all news needs to be known.
• The layout of the news updates
will be paraphrased in ways that
make it easier for people to
understand
• Not everybody wants to be
informed of the “bad news”, so
there is an option to block the
news section of the app
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Battle"
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6. • Every family has a “wall”
and they are the only
ones with access to it
• WISH LIST:
The personal
side
• For military member to
write little things that they
want or things that others
need around them
• Family at home
• Post photos, messages,
updates
• Similar to a Tumblr,
Twitter, Facebook feed
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Battle"
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7. • Anonymous posts of
inspiration
Public feed
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Battle"
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• Videos, pictures, posts
of positivity
• http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=RKBcs9
tNWg8
• Dogs welcoming
military members
home
• http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=ntSBKP
kk4m4
• Songs to listen to

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9. Military
Organizations
An informing page of upcoming events and organizations
that sponsor the military
Homes for Our Troops
https://www.hfotusa.org
Wounded Warrior
 http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Have the option to type in your zip code to give dates and
information on upcoming events
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10. G E T T I N G I N V O LV E D
FROM HOME
• Donating clothes,
school supplies,
toys, etc to Afghan
families
• http://taoproject.or
g/orphanage.htm
• The Giving Effect
• http://schoolsupplies-forafghanchildren.thegivin
geffect.com
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11. WHY would people
want to use this app?
• Very similar to social media sites (Facebook, Twitter,
etc.)
• Older generations tend to not have social media
sites
• Sometimes have a negative connotation of them
• More sentimental and family oriented
• To get more involved
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12. safe
• The only way you can interact with other users is if you add
them
• The goal is not to gain followers
• Does not require any personal information unless you choose
to add them
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13. Works cited
• "Causes by Needs." The Giving Effect. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <http://
school-supplies-for-afghan-children.thegivingeffect.com/>.
• "Dogs Welcoming Soldiers Home Compilation 2013 [HD]." YouTube.
YouTube, 15 Aug. 2013. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBcs9tNWg8>.
• "February Is Black History Month." Official Website of Homes for Our Troops.
Homes for Our Troops, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <https://
www.hfotusa.org/>.
• "Inspirational Poetry." Words Of A Poetriot RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.wordsofapoetriot.com/>.
• "Military." Fox News. FOX News Network, n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <http://
www.foxnews.com/us/military/index.html>.
• "Positive Message." Positive Message. Tumblr, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. <http://
positive-message.tumblr.com/post/27344545094>.
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