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the Military Child Education Coalition

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recently organized a special reading of

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the book night Catch by Brenda german

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truck As part of the tell me a story

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making a connection and finding support

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through literature program offered by U .

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S . Africa Command . So when one side

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is hushed with night the other side is

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Vaid and light . The reading was held

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at the stood guard planetarium where

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participants heard the story of a

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service member who while preparing to

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deploy , devised a game of catch with

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this young son using the north star .

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So they would have daily interaction .

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General William kip Ward Commander U .

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S . Africa Command and planning and

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burgermeister . Mayor Edgar Hendrick

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activist gives readers for this

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occasion . I

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think

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staying connected to our kids is so

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vitally important To tell . The story

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program is initiative to empower our

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military Children by using literature

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and their own stories . It is geared

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towards Children ages four through

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12 .

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Yeah . Yeah .