 Operation Homefront's Military Child of the Year awardees are the young heroes of their grade, school, town, or city. Seaman Jackson Smith tells us more about this year's ceremony. The Military Child of the Year award recognizes military children who have demonstrated themselves as exceptional citizens while facing the challenges of military family life. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we're recognizing some children who have demonstrated those qualities of resilience who have not just gotten by in the military lifestyle. They have thrived with the challenges associated with the military lifestyle. They have thrived, and that's what we recognize. Vice Admiral David Johnson presented the eighth annual Navy Military Child of the Year award to Jeffrey Byrd of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as this year's recipient. To learn more about Operation Homefront and the Military Child of the Year award, visit the Operation Homefront website.