I think we're just very unlucky . You
know , our family is very special . The
lives of the Shaw family are a rare
occurrence in the army . This is
my dad's parents retired here and lived
in the area for a long time . So we've
always been kind of rooted here . The
words home and roots don't always have
the same meaning for kids who grew up
in military families compared to other
Children . Yeah , it's funny because
whenever I'm asked , hey , where are
you from ? I always say , well , I'm
from everywhere and you know , my dad
was in the military . We moved around
all the time for the Shaws . However ,
Fort Knox has become a literal home
base for multiple generations of the
family . He served in Korea and then
retired in 79 .
Shaw , graduated from Fort Knox
community schools when his father was
stationed here in the 70 s . He married
his wife Susan , also the child of a
soldier at Cavalry chapel on post .
Although he chose a career in the army
like his father , he never could have
imagined he'd returned to Fort Knox
with his own Children . 20 years later ,
I was in high school . My ,
my history teacher was the same history
teacher . My dad , like their father
and grandfather before them , Mark and
Ben Shaw both felt called to join the
army . Now , another 20 some years
after their graduations , both sons
have daughters attending Fort Knox
middle high school . You know , one of
my closest friends as a teen was my
cousin and that was here . Right . So
I'm kind of seeing a lot of what I went
through in her life because now she's
back here in my high school , her best
friend is her cousin and she has her
grandparents that are kind of like the
anchor to everything . So yeah , it's
awesome . Kent said the stars aligned
in such a way that the entire family ,
grandparents , parents and
grandchildren all ended up at Fort Knox
together right back where great grandpa
first brought the Shaws in 1973 half a
century later , kind of brings
tears to your eyes because uh I think
the dynamic is very important that the
unique situation isn't lost on the
girls as well who are both familiar
with the constant transitions of
military life in and out of here . And
I'm just glad we're all together . I'm
glad God blessed us with this . And I'm
going to be having such a great bond in
her for the time being . The Shaw
family is just embracing the fortunate
circumstance of all being together .
You know , we're all having this
opportunity . I don't know .
So
each year April is celebrated as the
month of the military child . The shaws
are an extraordinary example of
continued service across generations
and the deep gratitude that comes with
appreciating time with family . It is
very unique and I don't take that for
granted at all with Fort Knox News .
I'm Jen .