Veteran’s Transitional Home Allows Child Using Wheelchair to Thrive Each time Navy veteran David Kane and wife Amanda watch their daughter and son work together in the kitchen of their home, the parents are reassured they chose the right place to settle. The family has three children, Kaylee, 15; Natalie, 8; and Andrew, 6. They … Continued
Veteran Family Shares Holiday Meals for Military Bounty with Soldiers For Sandy Muñoz, each year’s advance holiday planning includes signing up for Operation Homefront’s Holiday Meals for Military® program. The extra food helps when she and her husband, Army veteran Luis Muñoz, open their El Paso, Texas, home to an extended family of soldiers from … Continued
Meet Mary Aguinaga, a Military Spouse, Sister, and Mom. She Honors Other Military Families Through Volunteering. When volunteer Mary Aguinaga places a bag of food into the hands of a service member at an Operation Homefront Holiday Meals for Military® event, she thinks about what it means for the family. Mary understands the struggles. She … Continued
Operation Homefront Provides Air Conditioning Repair Keeping Veteran’s Daughter Safe from Heat Army veteran Sean Brown began noticing problems with his air conditioning unit at the beginning of summer. By the end of the time a heat wave was engulfing the country, including where he lived in Missouri, the air conditioner was broken. His daughter, … Continued
Operation Homefront Assistance Comes Full Circle for Marine Veteran Five years had passed between their phone conversations, but Marine Corps veteran Larry McAfee instantly recognized the voice of Operation Homefront caseworker Kerry Shumake when she called him this summer. Larry initially talked to Kerry in 2018, when he reached out to Operation Homefront’s Critical Financial … Continued
From Backpacks to Backyards, Families Feel Operation Homefront Impact Gratitude is at the heart of Operation Homefront’s mission to support our military community. We are grateful every day to our military families for their work to protect the freedoms we – and all Americans – enjoy. On Veterans Day, 11/11, we take extra time to … Continued
Operation Homefront Provides Free Holiday Meals for Military Families When Army Staff Sgt. Li Li was honorably discharged in December 2022, he became a stay-at-home dad and their family of four also became a one-income family. His wife, Yao, is a catering cook at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Li was last … Continued
Operation Homefront Provides Connections for Army Spouse at Military Baby Shower Yessica Ortega Kinchen did not know what being a military spouse to an American servicemember would mean. She did not know how challenging moving to the United States would be. Or how hard it can be to meet people and build a network. The … Continued
Operation Homefront’s Veteran Housing Assistance Provides Forever Home to Growing Family As Army veteran Robert Reukauf and his wife, Avery, kicked off 2023, their life looked vastly different than it had 18 months earlier when they moved to Katy, Texas. In October 2022, their family grew from three to five with the birth of twins, … Continued
Operation Homefront Provides Relief Among School Supplies in Brigade Backpacks Children exclaimed “earbuds!” and “scissors!” as they pulled contents from backpacks. Parents — no less excited about collecting school supplies at Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade® event in San Antonio, Texas – expressed relief. “It’s a one-stop shop, and it lessens stress,” said Gracie Kayl, wife … Continued
