Atlanta Area Military Brats
Fall Gathering at Panola Mountain State Park

On Saturday, September 22, 2001, thirty-five Military Brats met at Penola Mountain State Park, just outside Atlanta.

Though many had never met before, everyone was soon introducing themselves and not asking, "Where are you from?" but rather, "Where all have you lived?"

Fia Baker created hand-made name tags, decorated with red, white and blue. Participants filled out the name tags--not the usual kind, but real tags with their name on side and a list of places they had lived and what school they had graduated from on the other side. A few Military Brats had trouble fitting all the different locations into the limited amount of space!

As Military Brats talked, many would scan the tag to see what places might be common to each.

During the course of the picnic, which seemed like the company picnics we would attend as kids on base, we all got to know one another and exchanged stories about growing up in the military and living with non-Military Brats after we grew up and left home.

This event was sponsored by the Military Brats Network (the combined efforts of the Military-Brats Registry and Military Brats Online), who donated the door prizes.

Thanks to everyone who came and to those who couldn't be with us this time, we will get together in the spring.

More photos will be posted here soon.

--Vann Baker

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