Photo Essay: Garrison commander's spouse supports 2021 Month of the Military Child with book reading at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Dawn Poss, spouse of Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss, reads a book April 5, 2021, to children at the installation Child Development Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Poss completed book readings throughout the center for more than an hour in support of the installation observance of April as the Month of the Military Child. Month of the Military Child is observed each April to honor and celebrate military children and youth for their service, commitment, and sacrifice in support of the Army's and Department of Defense's mission. The observance reiterates the U.S. military's commitment to provide quality care and positive youth development for a bright future. The April 2021 observance theme is “Military Children and Youth: A Resilient Force in a Changing World.” Fort McCoy is holding several observance events throughout April 2021. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.05.2021

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                      

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Dawn Poss, spouse of Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss, reads a book April 5, 2021, to children at the installation Child Development Center at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Poss completed book readings throughout the center for more than an hour in support of the installation observance of April as the Month of the Military Child.

Month of the Military Child is observed each April to honor and celebrate military children and youth for their service, commitment, and sacrifice in support of the Army's and Department of Defense's mission.

The observance reiterates the U.S. military's commitment to provide quality care and positive youth development for a bright future.

The April 2021 observance theme is “Military Children and Youth: A Resilient Force in a Changing World.”

Fort McCoy is holding several observance events throughout April 2021.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.” Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base.

• Date Taken: 04.05.2021
• Date Posted: 04.05.2021 15:36
• Story ID: 393085
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US