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6 May 29, 2015 Desert Lightning News

Program Offers MuseumVisits to Service Members, Families

Shannon Collins the world and each other,” she ing to go to Afghanistan for a the summer. It’s free because we
said. “Military families spread year, so he packed his bag, shaved appreciate what you do.’”
DoD News, Defense Media Activity messages throughout the world his head and went off. It was a
as they change duty stations as tough year for all of us,” she said. Douquet said she and her chil-
WASHINGTON – From Me- they move, and they eventually “Museum-going enhances resil- dren -- Sophie, 17, and Charley,
morial Day through Labor Day, leave the military and go back to ience. It’s a nice, free activity in a 13 -- have been to 27 Blue Star
service members and their fami- our communities and bring with beautiful setting that uplifts you, Museums and plan to visit more
lies can visit more than 2,000 them that wealth of knowledge and you’re also being told you’re with her husband.
museums in all 50 states, Puerto and experience.” important. When you go to into
Rico and American Samoa cour- the museum, the folks behind the A Welcome Break
tesy of collaboration among the Something for Everyone counter say, ‘We’re so glad you’re For Patricia Ochan, taking a tour
Blue Star Museums, the National Jane Chu, chairman of the Na- here. Welcome, this is yours for of the Phillips Collection is a wel-
Endowment for the Arts, Blue tional Endowment for the Arts, come break from doctors’ appoint-
Star Families and the Defense said the Blue Star Museums pro- ments. She is the wife of Marine
Department. gram has something for everyone.
“Parents of young children tell See MUSEUM, Page 12
At the Phillips Collection art us that they go to museums to
museum here May 20, the kick- learn new things and have fam-
off of the sixth year of the Blue ily time together,” she said. “Blue
Star Museums featured the pre- Star Museums helps them do
sentation of the colors by the St. both; by helping military families
John’s College High School Ju- learn about the cultural resources
nior ROTC, remarks by leader- in their communities and offer-
ship and a tour of the collection ing a fun, high-quality experience
for military families. that’s budget friendly, as well as
family friendly. We’re proud to
Ellyn Dunford, wife of Gen. Jo- help connect museums to mili-
seph F. Dunford Jr., commandant tary communities nationwide.”
of the Marine Corps, hosted the Military Families
first Blue Star Museums event in For Blue Star Families CEO
San Diego six years ago. She said Kathy Roth-Douquet, wife of
visiting museums can have long- retired Marine Corps Col. Greg
range affects. Douquet, the Blue Star Museums
program holds a special place in
“Museums celebrate tolerance her heart.
and freedom, teach respect for “In 2010, when this program
cultural differences, facilitate a began, we had gotten a one week’s
sense of individual and collec- notice that my husband was go-
tive identity and power through
knowledge, nurture and under-
standing of our connections to

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