Purple up for military kids this month
Thank you for your service to the children of the men and women who serve. April was designated to be the Month of the Military Child in 1986 by former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger to recognize the “sacrifices and challenges” that the military child makes every day. President Biden in his formal declaration stated, “military children did not make the choice to serve, but live each day supporting their brave parents.” The Department of Defense estimates that over 1 million of these children have parents on active duty, and over 900,000 children have parents who serve in the N...