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Soldiers’ daughters get free prom dressesFORT CAMPBELL — Life

as a teenager in a militaryfamily is tough. You makefriends whom you see for justa few years before you moveoff and make new friends.You’re under the watchful eyeof other soldiers and militarypersonnel. And, on a soldier’ssalary, who can really afforda prom dress?

Fashion designer Sherri Hilland the Fort Campbell USOCenter made that last conun-drum quite a bit easier onSunday when the fashion de-signer donated several promdresses for soldiers’ daugh-ters. A few suits were alsoavailable for sons of militarypersonnel to bring home forthe prom.

The day was much morethan a dress selection. Itbegan with a fashion showput on by state winners withthe Miss USA program andthe Liberty Belles troupe atthe Wilson Theater on post.Guest speaker Connie ClarkHarrison, the 1976 Miss Ken-tucky USA and the director ofthe Miss Kentucky USA pro-gram, gave a motivationalspeech following the fashionshow, encouraging the youngladies that outside beauty isnot as important as innerbeauty and to build them-selves and their talents.

The young ladies thenmarched over to the USOCenter to browse throughdresses hung on racks andcoordinated by size.

Also on hand were employ-ees of Eden Bay Spa andSalon of Clarksville, Tenn.,who gave makeovers, hairstyles and tips on hair styling

and makeup application thatthey could do themselves be-fore going to the prom.

Members of the Miss USAprogram, including currentMiss Kentucky USA AmandaMerta, Miss Tennessee USAJessica Hibler, Miss TexasUSA Brittany Booker andMiss North Dakota USA JaciStofferahn helped the youngladies pick out prom dressesand took part in the fashionshow.

It was the first time for suchan event to take place for sol-diers’ daughters anywhere,with Fort Campbell being thefirst military installation na-tionwide to take part in thisendeavor. With the apparentsuccess of this inauguralevent, it looks like it might becontinued not only here, butat other posts across thecountry.

“It’s just so important,” saidRay Kennedy, the vice presi-dent of USO MetropolitanNew York, which organizedthe event. “This month isabout military children, sowe’re really, really happy tobe able to be here.”

“The USO MetropolitanNew York are the ones thatmade all this happen,” saidKari Burgess Brown, the di-rector of the Fort CampbellUSO Center.

“Ray (Kennedy) knowsSherri Hill, and has workedwith her for years and years.He’s the one who got the do-nations, and when they werelooking around at installa-tions to see where to bringthem, he decided to comehere.”

Each girl was given a gift

bag that included makeupfrom Maybelline as well as agarment bag to carry theirdresses in and a purse to ac-centuate the dresses. Theyalso got accessories to wearto the prom.

“It’s a special event forthese girls who have servedand sacrificed,” Brown said.“We haven’t been able toreach them very well sincethey were, probably, 5 yearsold.”

“I’m sure there’s going to bea girl or two in there who did-n’t find their dream dress, butthe people who are checkingout with their dresses are soexcited. It’s incredible.They’re going out, they’rebringing their dresses out,they’re coming back in andthey’re getting their hair doneand their makeup done.”

Several of the young ladiescame with their mothers, fa-thers or grandparents to helpthem decide on their promdress.

“It’s a blessing!” said PamHalchishick, the mother ofEla Halchihick. “We were oneof the last people in line, andwe just knew that whateverdress came to her would bethe one that was supposed tobe. We are very blessed tohave this opportunity — andit was fun!”

“All of them were pretty,”said teen Grecia White. “(Iwas looking for) a long dresslike this one — this one wasit!”

Brown estimated the valueof most of the dresses at over$500 each, but to help keepthe program continue, theyoung ladies are asked not to

sell their dresses but to do-nate them at the back door ofthe YMCA Ballroom whenthey are through with them.

“They are a high value, andif we sell them, we won’t beable to do this again,” Brown

said. “We want them to passit forward.”

David Snow is the editor ofThe Eagle Post. Reach Davidat 270-887-3295 or dsnow@theeaglepost.us.

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Josh Prellano (left), Grecia White (center) and Grecia’s mother, Diana

White share a happy moment after Grecia found a great dress for the

prom.

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Bria Holmes (center) and her mother, Ola Holmes (right) get prom

dress advice from Miss Nebraska Teen USA Sarah Summers