Operation Homefront is looking to honor the 2017 Military Child of the Year. They could be right here on the Gulf Coast.
The organization is searching for a military child who resembles resiliency and leadership. Some requirements for the child, must be eight to 18-year-old, include military dependency, provide references and consent to a background check if selected as a recipient.
Finalists fly to Washington, D.C. with a parent or guardian and do congressional visits.
For more information and to nominate a child, visit militarychildoftheyear.org. The deadline is December 5th.
Last year, a Harrison Central student made it as a semifinalist.