{"id":161941,"date":"2024-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=161941"},"modified":"2024-04-29T10:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T10:44:42","slug":"sembach-sac-hosts-celebration-honoring-usag-rheinland-pfalzs-military-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=161941","title":{"rendered":"Sembach SAC hosts celebration honoring USAG Rheinland-Pfalz\u2019s military children"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany \u2013 Despite inclement weather, the Sembach School Age Center, Child and Youth Services, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, hosted a Month of the Military Child celebration on Sembach Kaserne, Apr. 19.<\/p>\n

More than 160 people, including military families and others from the community, gathered for the event, which was moved indoors to make everyone comfortable and give guests an opportunity to truly enjoy themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our second year celebrating our military children and we plan on doing it every year,\u201d said Jessica Ruiz, Sembach SAC supervisory program specialist. \u201cEveryone said they had a really good time. Many of the children said, \u2018it was the best day ever!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The event offered many engaging activities, to include face painting sessions, lively games, and an assortment of tasty food options. Miguel Mendoza, Sembach SAC supervisory program specialist, entertained guests with live music playing a variety of popular songs on his guitar.<\/p>\n

The event wasn’t just a celebration; it was also a touching tribute to the strength and sacrifices of military children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up as a military brat and I know firsthand the sacrifices military children must make so their parents can fight for our country,\u201d said Ruiz. \u201cThey are the heart of the military. Many of them will go on to follow in their parents\u2019 footsteps and wear the uniform with pride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruiz said that MOMC celebrations show the children that their sacrifices don\u2019t go unnoticed, and that the children themselves are recognized for their roles in helping keep our country safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to celebrate MOMC because, even though children are not physically serving in the military, they go through many challenging emotions when their parents deploy or have to relocate during PCSs (Permanent Change of Station),\u201d said Stephanie Alvarez, administrative support assistant, Sembach SAC. \u201cThey constantly change schools, gain, and lose friends, and learn to adapt to a new state, or even a new country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarez said that these challenges enhance their social skills and allow them to appreciate diversity and cultures all around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a military child isn\u2019t always easy, but it is a unique and special journey, that may not be fully appreciated or understood until adulthood,\u201d she added. \u201cI want to say \u2018thank you\u2019 to our military children for showing great courage and flexibility, and for being able to overcome so many challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a military child, you are a part of a small and special community that not many people get to be a part of,\u201d she said. \u201cWherever you go in the world, you leave behind the mark of a resilient and brave military child. That’s something to take pride in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though they had to move the celebration indoors, the MOMC event proved to be a great success, highlighting the strong sense of community and unity among military families stationed in Rheinland-Pfalz.<\/p>\n

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz serves, supports, and secures the total force community enabling power projection for the European Theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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