4 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Families traveled the parade route by car, passing colorful displays and costumed characters as employees from across the installation cheered the children for their strength and resilience.
“The Month of the Military Child is about celebrating military children who grow up differently from other children,” said Stacye Downing, director of Fort Campbell’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. “Their parents come and go, they change schools, homes and friends – they are absolutely worthy of a monthlong recognition, and this event just helps us remind them of how special and important they are.”
Fort Campbell MWR organized the event as a reverse parade for the second year in a row to keep attendees safe from COVID-19. They also added Exceptional Family Member Program, or EFMP, Golden Tickets, so children who are prone to sensory overload could arrive early and enjoy the festivities.