The DAR Project Patriot Committee supports actively serving military and their families, which includes all military children and April is the Month of the Military Child.
Who is a military child? Any child who has a parent serving in the military! There are an estimated 1.2 million military children across the world. Military children are resilient facing separations from their parent(s) for great lengths of time. They move every two to three years and have to adjust to new homes, new schools, and new friendships at each new location. Some children experience the ultimate sacrifice, sadly, with the loss of a parent and/or an injured parent.
It truly is important for us to recognize our military children. If you know a military child, please consider supporting and make them sparkle in the following ways:
- If you know military children, then THANK and let them know they are appreciated.
- Contact a Purple Star School to see what support they need (see below on how to make contact).
- Purple Up – wear purple on April 21st to celebrate military kids!