U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Amanda Wimmersberg, center, and her father Coast Guard Cmdr. Richard Wimmersberg during the Operation Homefronts 5th Annual Military Child of the Year Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2013. Amanda Wimmersberg received the Military Child of the Year Award for the Coast Guard.