The Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year Award is bestowed annually on five extremely deserving young Americans, representing each military service branch, who have turned the challenges of frequent relocations and deployments of loved ones into a passion for excellence, service and helping others.
The 2014 recipients are... Juanita Lindsay Collins, Coast Guard; Kenzie Hall, Army; Ryan Patrick Curtin, Navy; Gage Alan Dabin, Air Force; and, Michael-Logan Burke Jordan, Marine Corps ... who were honored in an April ceremony with attendees including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey; Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations; Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger, Deputy Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard; General Ray Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army; Gen John Paxton, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the Air Force; and, singer / performer, Brett Michaels.
Pentagon Channel video by Michael Feddersen, April 11, 2014 Edited by USA Patriotism!