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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
My Dad work hard to get money.
My Dad go to places to fix ships, so we can fight the bad people.
I'm a special military kid because I go to new places to learn, and I make new friends there.
I am a military child
We live overseas
We eat new foods
We use different money
We speak different language
We go to new schools and learn new things
Each friend we make is from the states
We say goodbye
We'll be back soon!
YaY!
Unlike in South Korea or Bhutan, winter in Okinawa doesn’t take a lot of spicy hot-pot-type dishes to get through. That may be one reason why the subtropical island didn’t offer many spicy foods in the past.
Philip Troussier, the French coach who led Japan in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, blamed the weakness of young Japanese soccer players on convenience stores.
Since the arrival of COVID-19, we’ve had to change a lot of our usual pastimes and activities. Dining at restaurants in is not really a good option right now.
Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.
