Photos: Michelle Obama speaks at 2011 Military Child of the Year event

AP

First lady Michelle Obama spoke last evening at the Operation Homefront "2011 Military Child of the Year" award ceremony in Arlington, Virgina. Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization that assists military families, honored five outstanding military children - one from each Service - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. In line with this, Mrs.Obama and Jill Biden will also announce a new military family iniatitive next week.