Army veteran Donetta Ward was staying with her brother and sharing a room with her young daughter when she learned that Operation Homefront accepted her into their Transitional Housing – Apartments program.
Mara Berthier enlisted in the Navy in 2019 for a reason she laughs about now — she liked the uniform. After joining, however, she found a place she felt she belonged.
When Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Wolfle and his wife, Brittany, moved into their home in Port Orange, Florida, in August 2024, they were eager to transition to civilian life after 11 years as a military family.
After high school, Ethan Graham wanted a path of his own. He attended junior college and worked for his father installing solar systems, but he aspired to a career in law enforcement. He knew the military could help him build a strong foundation.
Ashley Nethery grew up in an Army family and always thought she might serve our country. In 2016, just four months after she and her husband, Army veteran Dawson Nethery, married, she enlisted in the Air Force.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Estelamerity Tiu joined the Navy in 2022 to broaden her horizons and find a stable career post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristen Ward was not sure what the future would hold as a military spouse when her husband, Malachi, joined the Air Force in 2019. Malachi thought being enlisted would be a stable way to take care of his growing family.
Naval Petty Ofc. 1st Class Kenneth Watkins and his wife, Veronica, have known each other since high school. They started dating before Kenneth enlisted in the Navy in 2007.
Growing up, Jhon Cadavid always knew he wanted to be in the military. He had long looked to the military to find security and pay for college while also serving a larger purpose.
Seeing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on TV while in elementary school made such a lasting impact on Cory Wallace that he enlisted in the Marines as soon as he was out of high school in 2012.
