Operation Homefront is pleased to announce the seven winners of the prestigious 2018 Military Child of the Year® Award, the nation’s premier celebration of the achievements of our military children.
The 2018 Military Child of the Year® Award recipients are as follows:
2018 Military Child of the Year®, U.S. Army:
Rebekah Paxton, 17
Harrisonville, Missouri
Home School
2018 Military Child of the Year®, U.S. Navy:
Isabelle Richards, 13
Jamul, California
High Tech Middle School
2018 Military Child of the Year® , U.S. Marine Corps:
Joshua Frawley, 14
Jacksonville, North Carolina
White Oak High School
2018 Military Child of the Year®, U.S. Air Force:
Eve Glenn, 16
Tampa, Florida
T. R. Robinson High School
2018 Military Child of the Year®, U.S. Coast Guard:
Roark Corson, 17
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Ocean Lakes High School
2018 Military Child of the Year®, National Guard:
Aaron Hall, 16
Coarsegold, California
Minarets High School
2018 Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation:
Shelby Barber, 17
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
James Campbell High School
2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the awards, which each year has provided the extraordinary young recipients with opportunities to be recognized by senior military leaders, elected officials, celebrities, and other remarkable military children.
The Military Child of the Year® Award reflects the positive impact that these special young people have made on their military families, their schools, and their communities. The award recipients will travel to Washington, D.C., to be recognized at a gala on April 19, during which senior leaders of each branch of service will present the awards. They also will each receive $10,000, a laptop computer, and other donated gifts. The Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation recipient will work directly with a Booz Allen Hamilton team to develop a plan to help scale the recipient’s project — drawing on technology and strategic thinking as a part of the corporation’s competitive Summer Games.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we profile each recipient.
A huge thanks to United Technologies Corporation for being our gala’s presenting sponsor. Additional sponsors include Booz Allen Hamilton, MidAtlanticBroadband, LaQuinta Inns & Suites, and Procter & Gamble. Military Times is the media sponsor.
