On May 17, at the Greenwich Country Club, the Greenwich Leadership Forum will hold its annual dinner, and this year, Greenwich residents and co-founders of the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, Cynthia and David Kim, are the special guest honorees.

Gold Star students, military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty, are invited to a daylong career symposium at Mercedes-Benz Stadium this month. 

Those in the military do a great duty for our country, but often forgotten in the thanks are the families they leave behind. That’s why former U.S. Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger designated April as Month of the Military Child back in 1986. It’s a tribute to the 2 million children whose parents serve the country — and of that number, 20,000 have lost a parent in service. To help keiki that fall into the latter category, Children of Fallen Patriots has stepped in to help.

In remembrance of military members who have lost their lives while serving the United States, and in honor of the surviving families, PepsiCo recently launched its fourth annual “Rolling Remembrance” relay to help spread awareness for Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.

Keely Schild was only 7 years old when she lost her father in the Iraq War. The Yankton woman was left not only with grief but with an uncertain future.