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Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class George Augiero, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, embraces his family after arriving at Naval Air Station North Island San Diego, Ca April 29, 2013. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group returned from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Mark El-Rayes/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Family Embrace

Posted on May 10, 2013 by bniegel

Petty Officer 1st Class George Augiero, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, embraces his family after arriving at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego April 29, 2013.
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Posted in Family Focus Friday, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 5th Fleet, 7th Fleet, aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, carrier strike group, family, Family Focus Friday, home coming, military, Military Children, Military Family Appreciation, Military spouse, Naval Air Station North Island, Navy, sailor, U.S. Navy, USN, USS John C. Stennis, wife, Worth a Thousand Words | 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

Photo: Lauren Sink, a high school junior, drew this picture of her Army father returning home. Nearly 50 illustrations, paintings and writings were on display at the U.S. Education Department on April 3, 2013, in observance of the Month of the Military Child. DOD photo by Terri Moon Cronk

Military Children Express Sacrifices Through Art, Writing

Posted on April 11, 2013 by bniegel

Life through the eyes of military children through their paintings, drawings and writings was on public display to celebrate the Month of the Military Child.
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