Tag Archives: children

Chairman, Mrs. Dempsey Teacher Appreciation Week Message

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 6 to 10. The week honors amazing teachers and their commitments.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Chairman Dempsey, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, child, children, Deanie Dempsey, Department of Defense, DoD, DoDEA, Educator, General Dempsey, General Martin Dempsey, school, Student, teacher appreciation, Teacher Appreciation Week | 1 Comment

Photo: Family photo taken at my reenlistment.

Military Mom: Raising Resilient Toddlers

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Not everyone can say they have been on an aircraft carrier, but for military children, it is just another part of their childhood. DoDLive blogger shares her story of raising two military toddlers.
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Posted in DoD News, Military Kids, Month of the Military Child, Rotator | Tagged aircraft carrier, America, children, deployment, flight gear, hangar bay, Military Children, military family, military kids, Month of the Military Child, Navy, pre-deployment, sailors, service members, ship, U.S. Navy, U.S. Sailors, United States Navy, United States Sailors | Leave a comment

Two children excitedly welcome home their father and the crew of the attack submarine USS Norfolk from a six-month deployment during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 3, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kim Williams

Top 10 Reasons I Admire Military Kids

Posted on April 12, 2013 by bniegel

In honor of April’s Month of the Military Child, guest blogger Elaine Sanchez offers her Top 10 list of the qualities she appreciates most about military children.
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Posted in DoD News, Military Children, Military Family Appreciation, Military Kids, Rotator | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Army Military Child of the Year, children, community, family, Family Focus Friday, Marines, military, Military Children, military families, Military Family Appreciation, military kids, Month of the Military Child, Navy, Pentagon, sacrifice, Tragedy Assistance Program, U.S. Air Force | Leave a comment

Children’s Story Books Come to Life

Posted on March 22, 2013 by glenn.selby

More than 40 children, accompanied by their parents, came out to the Marine Corps Community Service’s event, “Storybook Fantasy Night” at the Clubs at Quantico on March 7.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Beth Cranz, Bob Brown Puppet Theater, book, Characters, children, Fantasy, food, Harry Potter, Marines, MCB Quantico, Puppets, story | Leave a comment

U.S. Navy Petty Officers 1st Class Joshua Mathison, left, assigned to USS Mount Whitney, and Jason Pavlica, right, assigned to Naval Criminal Investigative Service Protective Service Operations, play with children at the Centro Laila Orphanage in Mondragone, Italy, Feb. 20, 2013, as part of a Sailor of the Year community service project. The Centro Laila Orphanage shelters and fosters Italian children, as well as children from immigrant families. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian T. Glunt

Worth A Thousand Words: Fist Bump Buddies

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

U.S. Navy Petty Officers 1st Class Joshua Mathison, left, assigned to USS Mount Whitney, and Jason Pavlica, right, assigned to Naval Criminal Investigative Service Protective Service Operations, play with children at the Centro Laila Orphanage in Mondragone, Italy, Feb. 20, …
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Cento Laila Orphanage, children, community service, community service project, Italian children, Italy, kids, Mondragone, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Protection Service Operations, Navy, orphans, Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Pavlica, Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Mathison, Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian T. Glunt, Petty Officers, Petty Officers 1st Class, Sailor of the Year, sailors, U.S. Navy, U.S. Sailors, United States Navy, United States Sailors, USS Mount Whitney | Leave a comment