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A big welcome for those in uniform
Harbour Point offers a day of fun, fellowship for military families
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Mike Atkins launches Michael Kester Saturday at the Harbour Point military appreciation day picnic. Atkins and 8-year-old Michael’s father, also Michael Kester, are U.S. Marines. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Being moved city to city as a military family is hard enough; being stationed in Gainesville is arguably harder. Without a military base for families to live on, many of these families find it hard to relate to civilian friends. So when residents of Harbour Point community found out, they were eager to help celebrate military families in the area.