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Mar. 17—(StatePoint) Life in the U.S. Armed Forces can be challenging, especially for the youngest members of the nation's military community: the 1.6 million children of service members.
Month of the Military Child was established in 1986 to help raise the nation’s awareness of the unique challenges faced by military kids and families.
12. “At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.”. – Ellen Key. 13. “Children are not things to be ...
The U.S. Department of Defense has designated April as "Month of the Military Child" with special programs, public educational and support activities coordinated during this time each year. The Department of Defense also uses the term military brat in some of its research and literature about military children. Community for former military brats
The Chance for Peace speech, also known as the Cross of Iron speech, was an address given by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 16, 1953, shortly after the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Speaking only three months into his presidency, Eisenhower likened arms spending to stealing from the people, and evoked William Jennings ...
National Military Appreciation Month, also known as Military Appreciation Month, is a month-long observance in the United States, dedicated to people who are currently serving in, and veterans of, the United States military. [3] [4] Each year, the observance runs from May 1 to May 31.
8. "The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for ...
Florence Nightingale Medal. Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was a United States Army Nurse Corps officer, a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II, and one of the most decorated women in the United States military. [1] She was a native of Spencer, West Virginia but lived in Falls Church, Virginia, for over 50 years.