Operation Homefront presents Cornerstone Awardto Bob Deforge of Pratt & Whitney SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit serving America’s military families, has presented its 2023 Cornerstone Award to Bob Deforge, Director for Customer Requirements, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines. Operation Homefront presents the Cornerstone Award to individuals who have gone above and … Continued
Wife of Army Major Perseveres Through Challenges of Military Life When Bonnie Conrad met her future husband 13 years ago, she didn’t foresee that their whirlwind romance would mean moving every couple of years and being apart from him for months at a time. Bonnie had worked for about a decade as a medical assistant … Continued
Army Veteran Turns to Operation Homefront for Septic Tank Repair Kristopher Williams was a nursing major in college when his son was born with Marfan syndrome, a genetic condition that affects connective tissue. With his son sick, Kristopher took a break from college. During that time, he got to know his son’s nurse, a corpsman. … Continued
Transitional Village Provides a Home and Support for Expectant Dual-Military Parents Seaman Olivia Price was about to be medically retired from the Navy as a result of severe PTSD in 2022 after serving four years. She and her husband, Brandon, also in the Navy, already had one child, Aurora, and she was pregnant with their … Continued
Septic Repair Saves Army Veteran’s Dream Home Hershel Tidwell was in the police academy when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. In 2002, he decided he could pursue his plan of being a police officer while serving his country in the Army as a military police officer. He worked in the military police during his 11 … Continued
Villages Help Create Memories for Growing Family Taylor Gothard joined the Navy in search of a new life. She had dealt with generational trauma and the two-year college she was attending after high school was not fulfilling. She hoped the military would provide her with stability, a new focus and adventure. After interviewing with all … Continued
Service Member with Deployed Husband Finds Support at Star-Spangled Babies® Shower Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Stephanie Pejsa was not sure what to expect during her first Operation Homefront Star-Spangled Babies® event. The event in Jacksonville, Florida, included train-themed- games and gifts in honor of its sponsor, CSX. “I thought it was amazing,” Stephanie said. … Continued
Holiday Meals Program Helps Air Force Family Battle Inflation Increases When Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Ainslie and his wife, Miranda, moved to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington with their teenage son and daughter, they quickly noticed goods and services cost significantly more in the Northwest than their previous base in South Dakota. Once on … Continued
Army Veteran Finds Hope in Operation Homefront Transitional Housing Apartment Until recently, Army veteran Ariel Thomas had only questions as she transitioned to civilian life after a decade of military service. Where would she live? Would she be reunited with her 9-year-old son, who was living with his father five hours away? Would she be … Continued
Navy Veteran’s Family Celebrates Forever Home After THV Program Navy veteran Clinton Patterson cannot say exactly where he would be right now without Operation Homefront’s Transitional Homes for Veterans (THV) program, but he knows it would not be in a brand-new home in the coastal town of Daphne, Alabama. The town, and the newly built … Continued
