WEBVTT 00:07.750 --> 00:10.170 Ok , kids . We're going to read a story 00:10.180 --> 00:12.460 about the month of the military child . 00:12.609 --> 00:14.609 It all started when the adults went 00:14.609 --> 00:16.659 away where they all went . I just 00:16.670 --> 00:19.370 cannot say we pulled up to the gate and 00:19.379 --> 00:21.546 I said , oh man , and the month of the 00:21.546 --> 00:24.290 military child began , military kids 00:24.299 --> 00:26.719 can do anything but should they would 00:26.729 --> 00:28.840 they become the first string ? They'd 00:28.840 --> 00:30.729 be ones to give the instruction . 00:30.750 --> 00:33.299 They'd even handle all the construction . 00:34.150 --> 00:36.369 They drive the equipment , they manage 00:36.380 --> 00:38.580 the load . They'd be the conductors on 00:38.590 --> 00:41.099 our railroad . We looked out the window 00:41.110 --> 00:43.277 right across the grass . Now the young 00:43.277 --> 00:45.277 kids were out pumping the gas . The 00:45.277 --> 00:47.610 theme of the month seemed very pleasant . 00:47.669 --> 00:49.613 Honoring the past treasuring . The 00:49.613 --> 00:51.669 present , shaping the future was the 00:51.669 --> 00:54.240 last part we knew all these kids were 00:54.250 --> 00:56.340 state of the art . We walked towards 00:56.349 --> 00:58.229 the office and out came the last 00:58.240 --> 01:00.407 meeting . They barely had time to give 01:00.407 --> 01:02.518 us a greeting . Really busy , working 01:02.518 --> 01:04.940 hard , can't be bothered . Excuse me ? 01:04.949 --> 01:08.150 Got to run lots of work . I need coffee . 01:10.050 --> 01:12.519 Even the leadership each had a new name . 01:12.529 --> 01:14.640 I was beginning to think things would 01:14.640 --> 01:16.696 not be the same . We walked into our 01:16.699 --> 01:19.000 office and the staff looked brand new . 01:19.319 --> 01:22.040 It seems kids influence certainly grew . 01:22.089 --> 01:24.750 Good morning , sir . She said with a 01:24.760 --> 01:26.930 smile , these military kids were going 01:26.940 --> 01:29.290 to be here a while . It seemed this 01:29.300 --> 01:31.919 young lady now has a career . Last week . 01:31.930 --> 01:34.269 She was Wisconsin military youth of the 01:34.279 --> 01:36.760 year . I called Sergeant Major Shirley . 01:36.769 --> 01:39.349 You didn't leave but no kids were in 01:39.360 --> 01:42.150 charge . I now had to believe we 01:42.160 --> 01:44.370 stepped into my office . This was such 01:44.379 --> 01:46.379 a scare , but it was not over . I 01:46.389 --> 01:48.389 looked at my chair , it spun around 01:48.389 --> 01:50.760 slowly . She looked very busy . I'm 01:50.769 --> 01:52.769 sorry . Did you make an appointment 01:52.769 --> 01:55.150 with Izzy ? These kids are our future . 01:55.279 --> 01:57.430 They are so resilient . It's the 01:57.440 --> 01:59.959 experiences they have that make them so 01:59.970 --> 02:02.160 brilliant . They'll be in charge very 02:02.169 --> 02:04.500 soon . One day . Now let us hear what 02:04.510 --> 02:07.150 they have to say . The hardest part of 02:07.160 --> 02:09.630 being a military child is , um , moving 02:09.639 --> 02:12.750 a lot that we have to move away from 02:12.759 --> 02:15.110 friends and family . And probably 02:15.119 --> 02:17.286 because I've had to like , move around 02:17.286 --> 02:19.175 to different places and restart . 02:19.175 --> 02:21.397 Basically , the worst thing is that you 02:21.397 --> 02:23.619 have to move quite a lot . Your parents 02:23.619 --> 02:25.730 always miss your birthdays or special 02:25.730 --> 02:28.008 occasions that are very special to you . 02:28.008 --> 02:30.341 Probably the time away from your parent . 02:30.341 --> 02:32.880 My favorite part about being a family 02:32.889 --> 02:35.300 is that we get to see new places and 02:35.309 --> 02:37.365 make new memories . I'm going to new 02:37.365 --> 02:40.080 places , probably getting to like , go 02:40.089 --> 02:42.350 to places and learning new things , 02:42.360 --> 02:44.740 being a military family , it's kind of 02:44.750 --> 02:47.089 nice to get to know everybody else 02:47.100 --> 02:49.100 that's a military family . Probably 02:49.100 --> 02:50.989 being able to see new places that 02:50.989 --> 02:53.100 normal people wouldn't see . Like , I 02:53.100 --> 02:55.550 used to live in Hawaii that even when 02:55.559 --> 02:57.781 they are gone , you know , that they're 02:57.781 --> 02:59.892 gone for a good reason . Um , I think 02:59.892 --> 03:01.892 there's a lot of opportunities as a 03:01.892 --> 03:04.059 military kid , a lot of like camps you 03:04.059 --> 03:06.226 get to go to and all those things . Um 03:06.226 --> 03:07.948 I think military kids are more 03:07.948 --> 03:09.948 resilient spar area school district 03:09.948 --> 03:11.781 supports and sends thanks to all 03:11.781 --> 03:14.003 military Children for their courage and 03:14.003 --> 03:16.337 sacrifices at Toma area school district . 03:16.337 --> 03:18.448 We're so proud of our military kids . 03:18.448 --> 03:20.503 Thank you for serving alongside your 03:20.503 --> 03:22.779 parents . The superintendents have all 03:22.789 --> 03:24.900 been so great . Their schools support 03:24.900 --> 03:27.240 is really first rate military kids are 03:27.250 --> 03:29.720 amazing . We said as we smiled come 03:29.729 --> 03:31.729 celebrate the month of the military 03:31.729 --> 03:35.509 child cut . That was a great job . I'll 03:35.520 --> 03:36.639 be in my editing room .