In April 2009, Brittany (Wallace) Strout was a 17-year-old high school senior in San Antonio, who had decided to attend University of Northern Colorado, a 17-hour-drive from home. The daughter of a wounded soldier, she planned to study psychology to learn more about post-traumatic stress disorder so she could help veterans and their families. Meanwhile, … Continued
Liz, her husband Doug, a wounded Army veteran, and their three children huddled together in the downstairs bathroom as Category 4 Hurricane Harvey passed through the small town of Rockport, Texas. The ceiling started cracking overhead and one of her children and her husband were starting to panic. Rockport had mandatory evacuation but her husband … Continued
Fire up your keyboards and help us honor the achievements and contributions of our country’s military children. Nominations are now open for the 2018 Military Child of the Year® awards. Now in its 10th year, our prestigious award will recognize 7 outstanding young people ages 13 to 18. Anyone can nominate. And we mean anyone: … Continued
