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- [Narrator] Operation Homefront,

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a national nonprofit that provides

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short-term and critical assistance,

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long-term stability and re-occurring support programs

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to military families

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held their Star-Spangled Babies event

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at the Major John P Pryor army reserve center.

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- So what went on today we had our Baby Shower.

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Which included educational components.

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We had guest speakers

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and a lot of support from the community

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to build baby bundles, gift bags and cribs

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that were donated to the new and expecting military mothers.

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- It's amazing to be able

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to be given an opportunity like this.

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Having a child, there's a lot of extra expenses

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that come up, things like that.

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That you're not really prepared for

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that no one really tells you about.

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So being able to have events like this

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for us to come and get more information

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and be given such nice items,

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it's amazing.

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- [Interviewer] Reporting from Joint Base

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McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersey, I'm Russell Toof.