Electric and Roofing Repairs Increase Family’s Safety A leaking roof that did not comply with updated state code and sorely outdated electrical wiring made for an unsafe living situation for Air Force veteran Lyndie Stark, husband Rodney, and her stepson Liem. The living room in their 1940s home in Newaygo, Michigan, would be littered with … Continued
New HVAC System Lowers Bills, Increases Stability for Veteran Samual Buffington had always wanted to join the military. After he and his wife, Krysten, divorced he enlisted in the Navy. He wanted to serve his country, find a purpose, and have a steady paycheck to support his newborn daughter. He was deployed to Bahrain, where … Continued
Drainage Repair Stops Basement Flooding in Veteran’s Ohio Home Craig Payne calls himself a “product of 9/11.” He was only 10 years old when the terrorist attacks happened, and he already had dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps and joining the military. At 20, Craig remembered the attacks as he enlisted in the Army. … Continued
As a Military Family, We Find Community Wherever We Call Home I grew up in a rural town of around 1,000 people in Northeast Wisconsin. I walked the same elementary school halls my father did, knew the names of each grocery store cashier, and attended the same fireworks show each Fourth of July. For me, … Continued
Being a Military Spouse Was Harder Than Serving in Army, Veteran Says Before Aleasha Brown was a mom married to a service member, she was an Army staff sergeant. As she adapted to the unpredictable and often lonely role of military spouse, she leaned heavily on her service training. Aleasha enlisted in the Army Reserve … Continued
Navy Veteran Finds Stability at Operation Homefront Apartment Petty Officer 2nd Class Austin Gilley was in a Navy transitioning assistance program class when he heard about Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing – Apartments program in Urbana, Maryland. “At the time I was definitely worried about how I was going to provide for my family,” Austin said. … Continued
Military Spouse Grateful for Family Support Services With inflation causing food and other everyday costs to rise, Army wife Melissa Clark is always looking for deals to help maximize the family budget. She regularly checks Operation Homefront’s social media pages to see what kind of family service programs may be happening in her area. Most … Continued
Family of Six Grateful for Home During Transition out of Military When Anthony “Tony” Lancaster began his military service with the Army National Guard at age 17, he remembered the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation. “I wanted to do whatever I could to keep things like that from happening again,” said Tony, who went … Continued
Bronze Star Recipient Grateful for Assistance when Budget Got Tight As a child, Adam Lewis wanted to be a fighter pilot and even considered surgery to correct poor eyesight to make his long-held dream a reality. Instead, he joined the Army reserves in 2002 at age 17. That put him on the road to becoming … Continued
Veteran and Family Eager to Establish Home Base in Florida For career soldier Mike Christensen, 2024 marks a year of fresh starts as he and his family transition to civilian life after 22 years in the Army. He and his wife, Lindsay, and their three children began writing their next chapters from a new home … Continued
