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  • Being a military child sometimes comes with problems: decreasing grades, depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance use. Although there are bad things about being a military child, there are places...

    Jayden Washington

  • As a military child, I don’t have as much experience as some of my peers. However, I do have the basics down of the challenges of being a military child. Originally, I lived in the city of Yuma, and...

    Cali Villagran

  • As long as I can remember, I lived in Hawaii. Even though I was born in San Diego, California, all I remember was living in Hawaii. When my dad told us we were getting orders to Japan, my heart sank...

    Malia Vigil

  • The sacrifice that most affects me is leaving my friends and family behind. Friends are a big thing to me; I have a hard time becoming best friends with people. So, once you become my best friend,...

    Jayden Valverde-Barrantes

  • Born in Yokosuka, Japan, I went to a public Japanese kindergarten then to an on-base kindergarten at Atsugi, Japan. At the time, I barely had a concept that there were other places than the United...

    Leah Tetreault

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