Congratulations to Lacie Strange from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., for winning the Month of the Military Child Photo Contest.

This photo contest was one way to recognize military children’s sacrifices during the month of April. Lacie’s 3-year-old daughter Hannah is one of 1.2 million military children who didn’t volunteer to serve their country, but embrace the challenges and joys of military life every day.

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Share and win with MilitaryShoppers.com today.

Nobody’s lives are affected more by the intricacies of military life than military kids. They grow up in this subculture of society that makes them so resilient, yet so fragile to experiences that other children might never have to face until they move away from home to start their adult lives.

Loss is something that military children experience continuously, whether it is the loss of friends, loss of teachers, or the temporary and sometimes permanent loss of parents. They go through more in their childhood than most adults go through in a lifetime.

MilitaryShoppers.com  wants to celebrate the military child this April and give one child the chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Toys R Us.

It is very simple to enter. Military parents, families, or friends, just send a photo of your military child(ren) to bschmalz@militarymedia.com and a random winner will be selected for the prize of a $100 Toys R Us gift card.

Submissions need to include:

• Name of person submitting photo
• Installation
• Branch of service
• Age(s) of child(ren)

Rules:

• Children must be between the ages of newborn-18 years
• Pictures must be received by May 1st, 2014.
• Winner will be selected at random on May 5th, 2014 
• Winner will be posted to MilitaryShoppers Facebook page, MilitaryShoppers Blog and MilitaryShoppers.com
• One photo per entrant
• Multiple entrants will not be accepted
• Photo must be submitted by entrant who possesses a valid military ID card (Active Duty, Veteran, Retiree, Reserve, Guard or family member of the aforementioned categories)
• Entrant (not those within the photo) must be 18 years of age or older
• Winner will be notified by e-mail
• No purchase necessary to win