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Fairchild Air Force Base

Month of the Military Child

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Donovan Lopez, 2, son of Senior Airman Jorge Lopez, 92nd Communications Squadron, shows off his Private Pickle toy after the Spaghetti Feed at the Child Development Center April 18. Private Pickle, the mascot for Heinz, went to the CDC to teach the children about safety and stranger awareness during the official Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Darlene West)

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Month of the Military Child

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Private Pickle, mascot for Heinz, visits the preschool children at the Child Development Center here April 18. Private pickle visited the children to teach them about safety and stranger awareness during the official Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Darlene West)

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Month of the Military Child

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Private Pickle, mascot for Heinz, waits for the Spaghetti Feed to start at the Child Development Center here April 18. Private Pickle visited the CDC during the official Month of the Military Child to educate the children on safety and strangers. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Darlene West)

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Heinz Pickle Visits Child Development Center

Published April 23, 2008