(Radio News 04/26/10) About 100 youngsters participated in an Earth Day-themed overnight camp at LSU AgCenter’s Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center. The event was part of Operation: Military Kids, a program aimed at helping military personnel and their families meet and get to know others who are having similar experiences. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

Operation: Military Kids is hosting a Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) Clover College track at this year's 4-H U, with opportunities to join the SOMK State Board. Scholarships are available to anyone interested in attending.

Enjoy all of the fun and beauty of Camp Grant Walker in the springtime and celebrate the Month of the Military Child at 2010 Spring Camp Lagniappe.

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LSU AgCenter 4-H OMK, the Audubon Nature Institute and the Alexandria Zoological Park held after-hours camps kust for military families.

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Join kids from across Louisiana for fun in the great outdoors. Each year, Operation: Military Kids organizes camping opportunities for the families of our military service members. Contact the LSU AgCenter 4-H OMK program coordinator for dates and details.

The National Guard Child Care Program assists service members on orders – activated, deployed, Active Guard and Reserve -- to understand the available supplements and to help them through the application process. Contact us, your National Guard Family Programs Officer, NACCRRA headquarters or Military OneSource for more information.

It's time to educate your peers and the community-at-large about the special needs of families and children undergoing challenging life events. April is the month of the military child, and it is important we recognize the sacrifices made by not only our deployed forces, but their families as well.