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VOLUME 5 NO. 51 MARCH 29 − APRIL 4, 2019 SUBMIT STORIES TO: [email protected] STRIPESJAPAN.COM FACEBOOK.COM/STRIPESPACIFIC FREE INSIDE INFO Celebrating Month of the Military Child My personality is very interesting By Jayden Cachola, different ways! Sullivans Elementary School My personality is very interesting. I’m very good onnichiwa! I’m Jayden, your average at certain subjects in school, like math, language military child. I’m going to tell you that arts and recess. Though recess isn’t a subject, I’m Kbeing a military child is fun in many still good at it because I’m energetic. Congratulate SEE PERSONALITY ON PAGE 2 a 2019 grad! Our annual Grad Tab highlighting Pacific DODEA high schools and their graduating classes will appear in the May 31 edition of Stripes Japan. Lucky enough For just $19, customize your own message that will appear The countless goodbyes, in this keepsake edition. And the numerous hellos, What you need: • A photo of the graduate The constant feeling of butterflies, • Graduate’s first name Each new school is a different scenario. • Your name, as you want it to The distances we have traveled, appear in print (e.g. “Suzy & Steve” or “Mom & Dad”) Birthdays we’ve missed, • A congratulatory message of The adventures we unraveled, no more than 20 words • The graduate’s high school Every memory to reminisce. Send info by May 20, 5 p.m. to The multitude of friends, [email protected] And the laughter we shared. and a Stripes representative will follow-up with you right The amount of things we depend, away. Our parents who do more than they should bear. The things we learn, And the things we do. INSIDE INFO The new friends we earn, Knowledge that grew. Our parents work hard and defend our nation. We all live near and far, But it’s alright because we have better relations. It is difficult to be one, And even more difficult at that, SPRINGTIME IS But I happen to be someone, STRAWBERRY TIME Who is lucky enough to be a military brat! IN JAPAN PAGE 16 BY Raven Rayos, Iwakuni Middle School - Viviana Barrientos 6th grade, Lester Middle School Check out more military children stories at: KIDS, TELL US militarychild.stripes.com • NEPAL EATERY HOME Send your Month of the Military Child AWAY FROM HOME FOR YOUR STORY! submission to [email protected] YOKOSUKA SAILORS by April 30! PAGE 20 2 STRIPES JAPAN A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION MARCH 29 − APRIL 4, 2019 Max D. Lederer Jr. Publisher PERSONALITY: Lt. Col. Richard E. McClintic Commander Joshua M Lashbrook Chief of Staff Celebrating Being a military child is lucky Michael Davidson Revenue Director Month of theCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Chris Verigan Engagement Director MilitaryLike Child many others, I’m arty and very Then there are the positive parts. You can enjoy Marie Woods Publishing and Media Design Director good at detailed drawing. But to do that, where your new house is and the place you live Chris Carlson Publishing and Media Design Manager I need to take some time to draw. Also, I’m in. The beach or somewhere luxurious can be Monte Dauphin known as a panda because I can be both lazy Japan Area Manager exciting. You can make new friends at your new Kentaro Shimura and sleepy. school, business, or new neighborhood! The best Production Manager Now, on to the important part about being Rie Miyoshi thing about moving is that you can start fresh, Engagement Manager a military child. First there are negative parts Denisse Rauda or start all over again! Not literally, but you know Publishing and Media Design Editor like, leaving friends and family because you are Publishing and Media Design Writers what I mean. ChiHon Kim moving. Sometimes I forget memories of where I Shoji Kudaka In many ways, being a military child is lucky and Takahiro Takiguchi once lived. Layout Designers Maybe the place you’ re moving to might have exciting when you get to see new places you’ve Ayako Kamio Yukiyo Oda disasters going on, or maybe a disease, or even never seen before. You can thank our military Yuko Okazaki Kayoko Shimoda a terrorist attack! Don’t worry, our military can who help in many different ways. All of the above Multimedia Consultants Max Genao Doug Johnson help solve it! are just little things about being a military child. Jason Lee Hans Simpson Chae Pang Yi Gianni Youn Robert Zuckerman Graphic Designers Kenichi Ogasawara Yosuke Tsuji Check out more Send your Month of the Military Child Sales Support submission to Kazumi Hasegawa Hiromi Isa military children stories at: Ichiro Katayanagi Yoko Noro [email protected] Yoichi Okazaki Yusuke Sato Chae Yon Son Saori Tamanaha militarychild.stripes.com by April 30! For feedback and inquiries, contact [email protected] To place an ad, call DSN 227-7370 stripesjapan.com/contact MARCH 29 − APRIL 4, 2019 A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION STRIPES JAPAN 3 Month of the Military Child rating eleb C 1st Grade Yokota West Elementary School Editor’s Note: Noelle Cole is very proud of her hard-charging students, and we can see why. Keep up the great work, kids! 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You’ll get to travel a lot you’ll get to make new for four years, on a small base called RAF Lakenheath. friends meet new people and have new adventures. Although you may leave I had so many friends. your friends, your parents may keep in contact with them and you’ll make In the summer, we would have pool parties, play new friends. But for me the best part of being a military child is getting to around the neighborhood, all sorts of things, but one travel. I’ve been to Texas, Dover Delaware, Valdosta Georgia, and Japan. My day my Mom told me to come into the kitchen for “a dad is the one who is in the military and he loves his job. But every time talk”. I was scared that I was in trouble or something, he says we have to move I don’t know how to feel. I feel happy that we are but when I got in there, she told me that she found out traveling but sad that we are leaving all my friends. where we were moving to, she told me Japan. The place I was born is Texas and that is my favorite place to be. But At first, I was so excited! But then I realized how far I love traveling because I love making friends. So it’s hard to move when away it was from England. I told my friends that day, you get used to things. But no matter what everything will always get better. and they were really upset about it, I was too. The day – Jayda Tucker before we were going to the hotel, we spent the whole morning and afternoon together. My friends and I had My Military Challenge the best day of my summer break, but then, it was night I live on a military base, although my dad is not currently active time.