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WASHINGTON D.C. (March 16, 2008) - A new award administered by
troop support groups and sponsored by a major corporation aims to
recognize the sacrifices made by military moms.
The Operation Homefront Military Motherhood Award will provide
the winner with $5,000 and a free trip to the awards ceremony in
Washington, D.C.
The award pays tribute to mothers of servimembers, military
wives with dependent children and women serving in the military who
have children.
It is sponsored by Lockheed Martin with support from the
Military Times Media Group, and it is administered in conjunction
with CinCHhouse.com.
"We're looking for inspirational stories of military wives and
women in uniform who are successfully parenting children through
the challenges of military life. These can be your children,
stepchildren, foster children or others in unique circumstances,"
states the CinCHouse.com Web site.
This is the first year of the award, and nominations are being
accepted through March 31. Anyone who knows of a military mom with
an inspiring story, including those moms, can fill out a nomination
form on CinCHouse.com. The nomination requires a brief essay
explaining why the nominee deserves to be honored with the Military
Motherhood Award.
At the end of March, when the nomination period closes,
Operation Homefront will select the top 20 entries and allow the
CinCHouse community to vote for the top five. A panel of judges
will then select the winner.
Congresswoman Susan Davis and Sen. Mel Martinez, both members of
Operation Homefront's Congressional Advisory Board, will co-host
the award ceremony in which the winner will be honored.
Operation Homefront and CinCHouse.com are supporters of America
Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and
companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home
and abroad.
Editor's Note: To find out about more individuals,
groups and organizations that are helping support the troops,
visit www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil. America
Supports You directly connects military members to the support of
the America people and offers a tool to the general public in their
quest to find meaningful ways to support the military
community.
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