Month of the Military Child

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New Book Details Military Family Life Through the Eyes of a Teen

“Fly, Butterfly, Fly! The Fictionalized Memoir of a Child of the World,” was recently released by Hourglass Publications, closely coinciding with the Month of the Military Child.

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Military kids are resilient, but far from immune to pandemic effects

Children have had an especially rough time since March 2020. COVID-19 largely took away their schooling, in-person relationships with friends and fellow students, their teachers, extracurricular activities, and any semblance of a normal life.

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Defense Health Agency celebrating the mighty military child in April

The month of April is a mighty big deal for the Defense Health Agency.

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Comfort Crew for Military Kids presents virtual fun run fundraiser for the Month of Military Child

The Comfort Crew for Military Kids (CCMK) invites supporters of the national non-profit to participate in a virtual fun run to collectively reach the goal of 2,000,000 steps to support military kids during the Month of the Military Child.

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Month of the Military Child: Wishing on dandelions with some of Yokota’s military children

As we come to the end of The Month of the Military Child, it’s worth taking a moment to acknowledge that this April has been like none we have ever seen before.

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I am from the fallen

Editor's Note: Every year, Stars and Stripes publishes stories from children to celebrate April's Month of the Military Child. Here is one submitted last week from Humphreys West ES 4th-grader Tuana Turnbull, a Gold Star child.

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Op-ed: Open letter to students with parents serving in the Armed Forces

On April 25, many students across the country will not be in their classrooms. Instead they will be taking the opportunity to join their parents/guardians in the nationally recognized “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2019”.

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300 Lanterns to light up Kadena Marina for Month of the Military Child

At Kadena Marina, it’s usually a blue sky, an emerald green ocean, or an orange sunset that you can find here. But on April 20, 300 lanterns will be casting their light upon the marina.

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'Military Kids Can!' art and essay contest runs April 1-30

Entries may be submitted April 1 through April 30 for the 2019 Young Lives, BIG Stories contest sponsored by U.S. Army Installation Management Command G9 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

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My Military Experience

My entire life has been military connected and there have been some uphill climbs with many obstacles and slopes so easy to ride down.

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Food & Drink

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VIDEO| Cooking up Okinawa's bitter melon Goya

If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon.

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Discover wonders of Okinawa's only depachika

As you see more and more shopping malls and super markets open on Okinawa these days, the word Depachika seems a little outdated, especially to those who are more used to casually shopping at shopping malls.

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Food & Drink

Cuisine: Japanese

VIDEO| Japanese comfort foods great cure if you're sick

If you do get sick in Japan, the good news is that there are many delicious foods to help you feel better in no time.

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Food & Drink

Cuisine: Japanese

Japanese seaweed: All about 6 of Japan’s most popular varieties!

As an island nation, Japan harvests numerous types of seaweed from all around the country, such as hijiki from the crevices of rocks by the sea, and kombu from the shallow waters off the coastline.