Summer Fun For Deployed Troops' Kids
Summer vacation for kids is supposed to be nothing but fun and games.
But for children whose fathers or mothers are in the military, serving overseas, summer isn't stress-free.
As Cynthia Bowers reported on The Early Show Thursday, The National Military Family Association is trying to make it easier for them, providing a free week at summer camp through its "Operation Purple."
The youngsters get a chance to forget the stress, and spend time with others in the same boat, Bowers observes.
Some 3,000 kids will attend the camps in 22 states this year.
Funding comes from private donations. It costs less than $500 to send one of them to camp for a week.
To learn more about "Operation Purple" and what you can do to help, click here.
To watch Bowers' report,