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Operation Homefront accepting 2020 Military Child of the Year® nominations and Military Child of the Year® Award for Innovation applications

Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families, is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Military Child of the Year® Awards, as well as...
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Kadena celebrates Month of the Military Child

Children tour the interior of police cars during the Month of the Military Child Fun Fest April 26, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America honors Month of the Military Child

Boys & Girls Clubs of America-affiliated Youth Centers to wear purple on April 25th to show support for military-connected youth.
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AEIS Assemble! Kadena Schools celebrate Month of the Military Child

Students, teachers and parents attend a Month of the Military Child assembly April 15, 2019, at the Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan.
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Military community celebrates Month of the Military Child at Kubasaki High School

Kubasaki High School students were treated with a barbecue lunch for the Month of the Military Child, April 17, in Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.
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Upsilon Lamba Lambda Chapter and Sigma Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. promotes Month of the Military Child

Upsilon Lambda Lambda Chapter and Sigma Gamma Gamma Chapter of the 13th International District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. promote Month of the Military Child. April is designated as the Month of the Military Child. Please join the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), the Department of Defense, the military community and the...
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My Military Family

April is Month of the Military Child and Stars and Stripes is publishing stories from our talented military brats. It’s only March, but we already have lots of submissions. Here’s one from Jane Dick, a 5th-grader at Mendel Elementary School on Yokota Air Base, Japan.
The savory bacon Dutch baby pancake at Mother Coffee in Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, is a fresh take on an old friend. MATT BURKE/STARS AND STRIPES
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Mother Coffee on Okinawa offers hot, fresh take on sweet or savory pancakes

Scientists believe that pancakes — in one form or another — may have been eaten as far back as prehistoric times, so it’s hard to find a fresh take on the universally adored food item.
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Stripes' Trip: Hot dog! A unique way to eat whitebait

It may sound weird, but our obsession with the tasty small fish had grown since our shirasu-don lunch earlier on Enoshima Island. So, it was only natural that the signboard for the hotdogs featuring the regional specialty would draw our attention.
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Stripes' Trip: Tasty craft beer breaks in Kamakura and Enoshima

There are few things more refreshing than sipping a cold beer on a sandy beach in Kamakura or while enjoying the panoramic vista from an Enoshima restaurant.
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Stripes' Trip: Well, Hello, Kitty!

If you visit Nakamise shopping street, you’re sure to come across the Japanese Tea House Hello Kitty Saryo Enoshima. If you don’t have time to stop for a sit-down lunch, the location also offers a “take out” counter serving up various Hello Kitty-themed drinks and sweets.
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Okinawa 7-Eleven serves up Slurpee

As of Oct. 7, three Naha City 7-Eleven stores are serving up Coca-Cola and Fanta Melon Soda Slurpees. The drinks are available in three sizes starting at 100 yen (or about $1).
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It tastes soy good in Japan!

Soybeans really are “the magical fruit” here where traditional wisdom transforms them into a myriad of foods with a variety of colors, shapes and smells.