The Army’s Army in partnership with Fazoli’s and volunteers from the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) program at Camp Mackall, will host an all day, kid-friendly military boot camp for children who have lost a parent or guardian in combat. The event, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 19th.

During the event, Children of the Fallen Project youth and their mentors will work together, exploring the great outdoors and learning a variety of wilderness survival skills, such as how to build a shelter in the woods, how to identify poisonous wildlife, how to purify water, and various archery techniques. They’ll also practice some primitive cooking techniques and compete in a special Run-Knot-Run Challenge.