Thank you for your service to our community and future service to our nation.”īraxton of Layton, Utah, is the son of retired Air Force Master Sgt. “I would be proud to call you my wingman one day. “I call his volunteer efforts servant leadership and it was what we aspire to exhibit in our core values of the Air Force,” she said. Air Force Academy and hopes he will soon become an airman. The epitome of resiliency, he maintains these activities while mourning the loss of two school-aged friends.ĭuring the gala, Harris excitedly announced that Braxton was accepted to the U.S. In addition to volunteering, he participates in varsity swimming, cross country and outdoor track and field, while maintaining a 3.98 grade point average. Jamal is an exemplary example of an Air Force military child.”īraxton excelled in leadership by overseeing monthly veteran house visits, youth and leadership group meetings, numerous armed forces activities, the recruitment of future Red Cross Youth Services leaders, and several fundraisers, including the International Measles and Rubella Initiative fundraiser. “Military kids and families truly are a treasured gift our nation gets and they can never get enough gratitude or recognition.
“Being a military child means adapting and being flexible and being tested about what you think you can and cannot do on a recurring basis,” Harris said during the gala.
The award honors resiliency, strength of character in the face of the challenges associated with military life, and selfless service to others within their families and communities.
Operation Homefront hosts the gala each April to honor an award recipient from each branch of the armed forces and the National Guard as part of Month of the Military Child. He accomplishes all this as a military child and the challenges inherent in military family life.īecause of his accomplishments, Braxton was presented the Operation Homefront 2017 Air Force Military Child of the Year Award by Air Force Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Lt.
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