U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, right, talk with Bret Michaels during the Operation Homefront sixth annual Military Child of the Year Award event in Arlington, Va., April 10, 2014. The Military Child of the Year Award is presented to a military child from each Service branch who demonstrated resiliency, leadership and achievement.