Perryville Mayor, Larry Riney, proclaims Monday, April 15, 2024 as Purple Up! Day to honor our military children along with American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 133 President, Carol Taylor and Donna Ballman, American Legion Auxiliary Americanism and Children & Youth Committee.
Life can seem like a never-ending series of emotional adjustments and unique experiences for the 1.6 million children in military families. It can be the challenge of coping with sadness or worry when their service member parent leaves the home for deployments. It can be the impact on children having to change locations, schools and friends when military families are required to move every two to three years.