America Supports You: Fort Myer Kids Get to Clown Around

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FORT MYER, Va., April 7, 2008 – Children normally are told to quit clowning around, but today it was actually encouraged, as clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus entertained more than 100 youngsters at the child development center here.

“This is a great for our families,” said Army Col. Laura Richardson, garrison commander for the Fort Myer military community. “To be able to bring an activity like this … is awesome.”

Deployed troops, the ranks of whom include her husband, love to hear about events like this one, the colonel said.

“This is great stuff for out troops that are deployed, knowing that their families are getting to see things and have opportunities like this,” Richardson said. “It’s a win-win all the way around.”

For an hour, the children participated in antics dreamed up by the clowns, acrobats and dancers. They stood bravely between two of the tricksters while bowling pins flew over their heads during a juggling demonstration.

The giggles got even louder when the ones who had to be brave were some of their favorite adults who, at one point, had an acrobat flying over them.

Not everyone was as enamored with the red noses and floppy shoes as their cl***mates. Gavin Baltes, 2, found the whole thing a bit overwhelming and spent most of the show watching his cl***mates’ reactions over a caregiver’s shoulder.

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