Operation Purple
CategoryBest Summer Ever: Sign Up for Operation Purple® Camps NOW!
Make summer 2015 the best ever for your military child! Operation Purple® Camps are heading to a ton of new locations, with breathtaking views, acti..
Life After Injury: Can We Go Back to Normal?
The military changes people, and when that change is physical the adjustment can be especially difficult. When I first met Dave, he used to run to t..
From Growing Up a Military Kid to Helping Today’s Military Kids Grow
It’s a story you may have heard—or even lived. A young girl watches her dad go in and out of the hospital due to injuries sustained at war. Yvonne B..
10 Things To Do With Your MilKid Before Their 10th Birthday
What’s more awesome than living for an entire decade? Most military kids might say, “Getting my own ID card!” And they’re right. Nothing is more awe..
Want to Take an Adventure with Your Military Family? Check This Out!
Summer may be winding down, but there are still some awesome opportunities for your military family to take one last trip, and attend one of our Ope..
A Different Kind of Warrior: The Military Kid
What’s it like to be a military kid – one who worries about the safety of parents who may be living halfway across the world for months at a time?
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What’s On Your Birthday List? Probably Not This…
Kids and gifts seem to go hand in hand, right? From birthdays, to holidays, the lists of gotta-have-its never stop growing. But for nine year old Ch..
Ellen DeGeneres Loves Operation Purple Programs, You Should, Too!
Our Association is doing something very exciting – we are attempting to reach out to Ellen DeGeneres and The Ellen Show to ask her for help with pro..
Putting the Pieces Back Together After Deployment
The other day when I was at the commissary, I ran into someone who told me she was feeling overwhelmed with all of the stuff she was dealing with af..
Take Part in #GivingTuesday on December 3
Don’t want to get up early from your Thanksgiving dinner to stand in line for Black Friday sales? For those of you online shoppers who are ahead of ..