“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” — Mulan Edelweiss, Edelweiss… Although this flower was made famous by the beloved musical, “The Sound of Music”, and admired for its beauty, this is no hothouse flower. Growing from a rock at high altitude in frigid air, resistant to radiation, … Continued
As we get ready to honor this year’s Military Child of the Year Award recipients in Washington DC on April 11th, we are privileged to share their inspiring examples of resiliency, leadership and achievement. Today, we’re proud to spotlight Alexander Ray Burch, Navy Military Child of the Year for 2013: Born at 25 weeks and 1.5 … Continued
As we get ready to honor this year’s Military Child of the Year Award recipients in Washington DC on April 11th, we are privileged to share their inspiring examples of resiliency, leadership and achievement. Today, we’re proud to spotlight Nicole Marie Daly, Army Military Child of the Year for 2013: Nicole, age 16, has moved 9 times … Continued
As we get ready to honor this year’s Military Child of the Year Award recipients in Washington DC on April 11th, we are privileged to share their inspiring examples of resiliency, leadership and achievement. Today, we’re proud to spotlight Abigail MaryRose Perdew, Marine Corps Military Child of the Year for 2013: Abigail (“Abi”) is student council president … Continued
As we get ready to honor this year’s Military Child of the Year Award recipients in Washington DC on April 11th, we are privileged to share their inspiring examples of resiliency, leadership and achievement. Today, we’re proud to spotlight Amanda Wimmersberg, Coast Guard Military Child of the Year for 2013: Amanda is a gifted and talented senior … Continued
As we get ready to honor this year’s Military Child of the Year Award recipients in Washington DC on April 11th, we are privileged to share their inspiring examples of resiliency, leadership and achievement. Today, we’re proud to spotlight Mark Newberry, Air Force Military Child of the Year for 2013: Mark moved for the 10th time, recently … Continued
(Welcome guest blogger Nathan Richards, age 9, and recipient of the 2012 Navy Military Child of the Year award.) My Mom said before we left for D.C. “I hope you behave!” She also said, “I hope you can act like a young man all the time, there will be a lot of important people there.” … Continued
2011 MCOY Winner, Nicole Goetz, Shares Thoughts and Good Wishes We’re checking in with some of our 2011 Military Child of the Year Award winners about what the award meant for them. This years winners will be announced March 8, 2012. Today, we’re hearing from Nicole Goetz, USAF MCOY 2011: 1. My favorite part of winning the 2011 … Continued
2011 MCOY Winner, Melissa Howland, Shares Thoughts and Good Wishes We’re checking in with some of our 2011 Military Child of the Year Award winners about. This years winners will beannounced March 8, 2012. Today, we’re hearing from Melissa Howland, NAVY MCOY 2011: My favorite part of winning the award was being recognized for doing … Continued
They hail from Maine to Washington State. From Puerto Rico to Kadena Air Base Japan. They represent ages from 8 to 18. They are the 100 Semi-Finalists for the 2012 Military Child of the Year Award. Here they are, grouped by branch of service: AIR FORCE Tasha D. – Age 15 – Callaway, FL Gregory … Continued
