Operation Just Cause... ...for as long as it takes
From: Marjorie Preston
SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- A drawing by 11-year-old Cecilia Javier
titled "My Military Family" will be featured on this year's
Military Family Week poster.
Javier is the daughter of Air Force Master Sgt. and Mrs. Noriel
Javier of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The poster featuring
the sixth grader's portrait of her family will be distributed to
military installations around the world this fall.
The Armed Services YMCA sponsors the annual art contest and
presents $500 U.S. Savings Bonds to winners from each of the
services.
"This year's drawings, as in the past, reflect the challenges
and joys of life in the military as seen through the eyes of
elementary school age children," said retired Rear Adm. Frank
Gallo, national executive director of the Armed Services YMCA.
"Moving to new communities was a prominent theme this year, with
many of the drawings depicting moving vans, traveling scenes,
and leaving friends.
"Other drawings included a wide variety of family activities
such as going to church and visiting libraries, commissaries,
and other places on the installation," he said. "Each year, the
children tell success stories of military families through their
drawings."
Military Family Week this year will be celebrated from Nov. 21
through Nov. 28, the Thanksgiving holiday period. Many
installations conduct programs and special events recognizing
families during that time. The Armed Services YMCA each year
disseminates materials for use in connection with the week,
including posters, greetings from the president and senior
enlisted advisers, and family certificates.
Other 1999 winners:
Army: Michael Tomczewski, 10, son of Master Sgt. and Mrs.
Michael Tomczewski, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 75th
Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Coast Guard: Kelly Schumacher, 10, daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Kevin Schumacher, Kirkwood, Mo.
Marine Corps: Chris LaCorte, 7, son of Staff Sgt. and Mrs.
Jeffrey LaCorte, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Navy: Chelsea McBride, 9, daughter of Petty Officer 1st Class
and Mrs. Kent McBride, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington,
D.C.
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American Forces Press Service
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