U.S. Air Force Col. Martha Meeker and Mrs. Carmen Mikolajcik cut the ribbon to the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center during the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is named for Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik who was the former commander of the 437th Airlift Wing. Colonel Meeker is the 628th Air Base Wing commander and Mrs. Mikolajcik is the wife of former General Mikolajcik. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Mrs. Delores Phelps, left, Mrs. Carmen Mikolajcik, right, and Ella Vanderpool, bottom, unveils a Mikolajcik family portrait in the lobby of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center during the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is able to serve more than 300 youngsters and replaced a 38-year-old facility that could handle about half as many children. Mrs. Phelps is the CDC director, Mrs. Mikolajcik is the wife of former General Mikolajcik and Ella is the granddaughter of Carmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Children of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center sing "We're so happy" during the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is able to serve more than 300 youngsters and replaces a 38-year-old facility that could handle about half as many children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

U.S. Air Force Col. Martha Meeker provides remarks during the rededication ceremony of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is named for Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik who was the former commander of the 437th Airlift Wing. Colonel Meeker is the 628th Air Base Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

The Mikolajcik family and special guests listen to remarks during the rededication ceremony of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is named for Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik who was the former commander of the 437th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Mrs. Carmen Mikolajcik provides remarks during the rededication ceremony of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is named for Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik who was the former commander of the 437th Airlift Wing. Mrs. Mikolajcik is the wife of the former General Mikolajcik. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Mrs. Delores Phelps, left, gives Mrs. Carmen Mikolajcik, right, a tour of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center during the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is able to serve more than 300 children and replaced a 38-year-old facility that could handle about half as many children. Mrs. Phelps is the CDC director and Mrs. Mikolajcik is the wife of former General Mikolajcik. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Mrs. Carmen Mikolajcik looks around the playground of the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center during the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. The new center is able to serve more than 300 children and replaced a 38-year-old facility that could handle about half as many children. Mrs. Mikolajcik is the wife of former General Mikolajcik. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)

Mrs. Carmen Mikolajcik, right, welcomes Carson Clements and his parents, Staff Sgt. Rosa Lambert, left, and Staff Sgt. Derek Clements, back, to the new infant room at the new General Thomas R. Mikolajcik Child Development Center during the rededication ceremony at Joint Base Charleston on Dec. 16, 2010. Carson is the first infant to be accepted at the new center after waiting more than seven months for a spot to open up. The new center is able to serve more than 300 children and replaced a 38-year-old facility that could handle about half as many children. Mrs. Phelps is the CDC director and Mrs. Mikolajcik is the wife of former General Mikolajcik. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown)