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On most Sundays, I gather with a few of my cohorts to share the power of music with military children through CAMMO Kids<\/a>, part of the Center for American Military Music Opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A recent performance by our group (ages 6-17) of \u201cThis is Me,\u201d the hit song from \u201cThe Greatest Showman,\u201d left me particularly moved \u2026 even though I was sharing the stage with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can only imagine the heartbreak they must feel at times, yet they sang with so much enthusiasm as they told their story through song. Our service members\u2019 children<\/a> come from a wide variety of backgrounds: Some are exceptional family members, some belong to Gold Star Families, and all are special to us and are loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We work with these children because we love it and because we know it provides a much-needed outlet for an integral part of our military family. CAMMO serves to enrich the lives of all military family members through music programming; over time, by some small grace, we help them become so much more than the trauma and difficulty they have endured.<\/p>\n\n\n\t