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- [Alexander] Month of the Military Child

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is a special month, and for seven years,

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Stars and Stripes has set out to give these children

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something most people will never experience.

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- There's nothing like a kid being able

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to see themselves in the newspaper,

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or see themself on a website, and say,

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"Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa!"

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And then parents are able to see it,

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and they're able to show it

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to their moms and dads, as well.

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- [Alexander] This program gives children a chance

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to show their parents just how much

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they love and appreciate them in a different way.

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- Or maybe it's just a drawing,

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maybe it's a four-year-old child

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that just draws a stick person of her and her dad

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and writes "I love Daddy."

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That says the whole story right there.

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It's pretty neat.

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- [Alexander] Every child that submits something

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gets into the Stars and Stripes paper and on their website.

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Lance Corporal Alexander Palmer, Roppongi, Japan.