Army Veteran Grateful to Operation Homefront After Unplanned Medical Retirement When Army Master Sgt. Cedric Brown noticed swelling in his leg after a game of pickup basketball at the base gym, he thought he had pulled a muscle. As it turned out, he had two blood clots in his leg that would soon end his … Continued
Transitional Home ‘Means the World’ to Navy Veteran and Family After 14 moves with the military and two since retiring from the service, Navy veteran James Bowen and his wife, Karen, are hopeful that move No. 17 will be into their forever home. The Bowens and their three children settled in Zachary, Louisiana, after James … Continued
Army Veteran Looks to Her Children’s Future with Forever Home With baby daughter Rylee due to arrive in weeks, if not days, Army veteran Cheryl Davis did what many expectant moms do: She nested. Only her version of getting her home ready for the baby involved moving into a new house. The mom and her … Continued
Navy Veteran is Ready to Make Memories in Her Forever Home Sixteen years have passed since L. Nicole Henderson noted in her journal that she wanted to be a homeowner by age 35. It was a bold aspiration for a teen who had bounced from state to state and from relatives’ homes to homeless shelters … Continued
When Navy Petty Officer First Class Garfield Johnson and his wife, Tia, saw a home listed in Zephyrhills, Florida, through Operation Homefront’s Permanent Homes for Veterans program, they were filled with hope. The house, donated by Meritage Homes, would put the couple and their two young children on a path to stability. “This potential gift … Continued
Transitional Home Gives Army Veteran Hope in His Hometown After living all over the world and spending far too much time apart from his children, Army veteran Kenneth Coates was ready to settle down. Operation Homefront’s Transitional Homes for Veterans (THV) program and the generosity of Wells Fargo gave him that chance. The newly retired … Continued
Lessons Endure for Operation Homefront Villages Graduate Garfield Johnson well remembers the five-star accommodations at Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing (Villages) in San Diego, but his enduring takeaways are the lessons in money management that will last a lifetime. The former Navy petty officer first class served 11 years in the Navy Seabees as an aircraft … Continued
Back-to-School Brigade Supports Army National Guard Family of Seven For military spouse Raychel Mantz, budgeting is a must. She and her husband, Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Albert Mantz, have seven kids, ages 14 to 2. The couple met during their senior year of high school and have been together since. Albert joined the Army … Continued
Military Mom Sees Joy, Value that Back-to-School Brigade Brings When an Operation Homefront volunteer handed Mindy Schwickerath’s son, Reilly, a backpack and told him he was receiving it because he is a military child, the boy smiled with pride. It was one of the many things the military mom appreciated about the Back-to-School Brigade® event … Continued
Back-to-School Brigade Saves Family Time, Money With three school-age children and a deployed husband, Mandy Anderson knows the value of Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade goes beyond the financial value. Mandy saved time and enjoyed mingling with other military families at the August event in Goose Creek, South Carolina. “With inflation the way it is and … Continued
