Elena Ashburn, 2022 Army Military Child of the Year®, Helps Military Children “Bloom where you’re planted” takes on a special meaning for Elena Ashburn. When the military lifestyle separated her from her best friend, Elena, the 2022 Military Child of the Year® for the Army, decided to create an organization as a support system for … Continued

Andrew ‘A.J.’ Stone, National Guard 2022 Military Child of the Year®, Embraces Military Life While some military children decry the constant relocations, Andrew “A.J.” Stone, the 2022 National Guard Military Child of the Year®, decided to move to Kaiserslautern, Germany, during his mother’s deployment to bask in a new culture even though he was five … Continued

Sophia Jordan, 2022 Marine Corps Military Child of the Year®, Spreads Sunshine. Winning Marine Corps Military Child of the Year® runs in the family, but 13-year-old Sophia Jordan did it her own way. The 2022 recipient did so by spreading sunshine. What started with a single decorated box to a Make-A-Wish Foundation child awaiting a … Continued

Space Force 2022 Military Child of the Year® Aims to Fly High in the Military. High school senior Grant Benson, the 2022 Military Child of the Year® for the Space Force, can consistently hit a target the size of a pencil tip with an air rifle. It’s a skill that requires a sharp focus and … Continued

Meet Operation Homefront’s Volunteer of the Year – Sharon Fenton. Sharon Fenton describes herself as a stay-at-home mom. In 2019, Sharon, in mom-mode, was doing all she could to support her eldest son’s enrollment in JROTC. She was very involved as a parent and served on the Board of Directors for the Booster Club. “The … Continued

Military Spouse, Michelle Brown, and Operation Homefront Grow Up Together. In 2002, following 9/11, a young Navy wife whose husband was stationed at Groton Submarine Base in New London, Connecticut, began volunteering at a newly-formed nonprofit. The husband was often deployed and the young wife, home with a 2-year-old, was far from her hometown of … Continued

Former Navy Spouse Draws from Life Experience for Operation Homefront Mission After her husband separated from the Navy, Ebony found herself missing the military community. She began looking for positions that supported military families in the Washington, D.C., area, where her family decided to live. After coming across a position as the Director of Special … Continued

Author: Maryclare Kenney, VP Intermodal and Auto, Intermodal, CSX Civilian and military family life may seem like two different worlds, but our lives are much more intertwined than many might realize. As a U.S. Army veteran myself, I can say from firsthand experience that it makes a huge difference to receive extra support from your … Continued

Mike Lahrman Finds the Perfect Blend of Service, Career and Heart at Operation Homefront Seeing firsthand Operation Homefront’s impact on the lives of military service members, veterans, and their families and hearing their personal stories reinforced to Mike the fact that he made the right decision to work for Operation Homefront. Mike joined the OH … Continued