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Annie Leibovitz: Remarkable Photographer and Domestic TCK

Bridging the gap between commercial and fine art photography is a challenging task, but military brat and domestic TCK Annie Leibovitz does it with ease.

Is This TV Military Brat’s Packing Style the Way to Go?

Played by Damon Wayans, Jr., Coach shared an important piece of information about his life growing up with the audience: He was a military brat. And because of this, he’d developed a packing style he referred to as a “clean break.”

Basketball Great Shaquille O’Neal is A TCK, Too

Better known simply as “Shaq”, basketball great Shaquille O’Neal is also a TCK, and those experiences have helped him navigate the diverse world.

All the Reasons to be Thankful for Your TCK Life

Let’s take a moment to reflect and give thanks for the opportunity of a TCK experience.

Heritage and its Connection to Past, Present and Future

“Go back to where you started, or as far back as you can,
examine all of it, travel your road again and tell the truth about it.
Sing or shout or testify or keep it to yourself: but know whence you came.”

How You Can Use Gratitude to Inform Cultural Understanding

How can we support the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity? I say, we should increase our levels of gratitude and grateful actions.

A Military Brat Makes Peace in Vietnam

Children are often the forgotten casualties of war, and the line between friends and enemies isn’t always clear. Donna Musil…

Edna Earlene Motley: The Story of a Global Life Well-Lived

In the all-too-swift arc that is the story of our lives, we touch thousands, change many, and are ourselves changed — often for the better. If we’re fortunate, our children become our friends, and they are there to honor the work we’ve done in the world when it’s our time to leave it. Such is the story of Edna Motley and her daughter Sonja.

Discovering American Military Brat Culture Through Art

An estimated five percent of the U.S. population grew up in a military family, but there is not one television show dedicated to its subculture. There are no academic studies or museums focusing solely on military children. There is no military brat or TCK section in your local library.