Veteran’s Family Receives Backpacks, Renewed Sense of Appreciation Back-to-school time is triple the fun – and triple the expense – for Navy veteran Curtis Montgomery and his wife, Debra. The family appreciated receiving backpacks and supplies for their three children at Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade (BTSB) event at the National Guard reserve base in Decatur, … Continued
Parents of Three Appreciate Free Backpacks, Show of Military Support When back-to-school time rolls around each year, Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Anderson and his wife, Amy, know they will feel it in the pocketbook. “After a while, it adds up, especially with multiple kids,” Amy said. The Anderson family was grateful that their three … Continued
Disabled Army Veteran Aims to Help Fellow Veterans Flourish James Ford had plans for a long career in the military, but an enemy attack in Afghanistan changed the course of his life. Now the plant pathology doctoral candidate hopes a new, mortgage-free home would plant the seeds for helping his fellow disabled veterans in the … Continued
Star-Spangled Babies Supports Military Spouse During Husband’s Deployment Ashley Leavy had just found out she was pregnant with her second child when her husband, Senior Airman Derek Leavy, was deployed to Africa in May 2021. It was his first deployment since joining the Air Force a couple of years earlier and being stationed at Nellis … Continued
Army Veteran Hopes for Hockley Home for Her Children Former Army specialist Kisha Dorsey has persevered through a multitude of struggles to build a life for herself and her sons but is anxious to move out of a neighborhood where they have endured a home burglary, nearby shootings, and two hurricanes. If she could draw … Continued
Operation Homefront Assistance with Window Replacement Helps Army Veteran Joshua Grant had an infant daughter when he enlisted in the Army, and he saw serving in the military to support his family. He worked as an artillery mechanic and earned the rank of specialist before his career was cut short because of injuries he suffered … Continued
Backpack Drive Lightens the Load for Army Family with Six Children Caley Lewis faced the start of the school year for her six children with a pending move across base and her husband deployed overseas. Receiving school supplies for the five boys and one girl through Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade program came as a huge … Continued
Operation Homefront’s Transitional Home Gives Air Force Retiree Stability Air Force Tech. Sgt. Renee Gilliam approached the end of her 21-year military career with uncertainty before she came across Operation Homefront. Now she confidently envisions her 11-year-old daughter establishing herself in school activities while her 18-year-old son comes home from college lugging bags of laundry. … Continued
Transitional Housing Programs Helps Marine Veteran Get Closer to his Dream Housing costs have risen in cities across the nation, and San Antonio, Texas, is no exception. Housing prices increased 20.5% in one year from 2021 to 2022. For Marine veteran Rudy De Leon Jr. and his young, growing family, the rising costs made … Continued
Marine Veteran Spurred by 9/11 to Serve Country Receives Vehicle Donation Leroy Evans was in his Brooklyn high school, looking out the window, when he saw that one of the Twin Towers was on fire. He remembers his teacher telling him to sit down. “Then I watched the plane hit the second building and all … Continued
