Our Military Kids®, a national nonprofit providing activity funding for eligible military children and teens, is celebrating a major milestone this week: 100,000 activity awards worth $36 million ...

Children in Alpha Company march to Hangar 101 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii, March 16, 2012, for Operation Ooh-Rah Kids, a mock deployment for children of U.S. Marines and Sailors.

This one-time military mom enjoyed last week’s Battleland Q&A with the authors of a new series of books on educating troops’ children. Military children have always had to deal with the stressors of ...

KEGO HILLS FAMILY HOUSING AREA, Japan (April 9, 2026) -- Students and faculty from Ikego Elementary School march in a “Purple Up! For Military Kids” parade at Ikego Hills Family Housing on April 9, ...

BLUE GRASS, Iowa - Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Bryant, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, and 16 others from the area volunteered for Military Day at Military Kids Camp (MKC), which was hosted and run by ...

OAKTON, Va., June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Joaquin is a 16-year-old student athlete whose father, a U.S. Army Veteran, was recently diagnosed with service-connected cancer caused by toxic exposure.

Military kids hear more than we realize — from school, peers and the world around them. Here are some gentle, practical tips for starting honest conversations about current events and helping kids ...

Standing in a courtyard outside the school Wednesday afternoon, Clermont Elementary Principal Roxanne Salata faced a group of dozens of students. She told the group of students, whose families are in ...

A few years ago, when my husband was still in the army, we went to a semi-regular parent and staff meeting at our kids’ school. It was the beginning of the school year, just after Blue Star Welcome ...

“Purple Up for Military Kids” was celebrated Thursday at the YMCA at the Essentia Wellness Center in Hermantown, bringing military families together for an evening of support, activities and ...

LANDOVER, Md. — Nearly 100 military children and their families participated in USAA’s first Heroes Huddle on Wednesday morning at Prince George Sports Complex. USAA’s football camp highlighted ...

FORT IRWIN, Calif.—Picture a child waving goodbye to a parent as their parent heads into “The Box” – a large-scale, realistic training area in the Mojave Desert on Fort Irwin, roughly the size of the ...