Veteran, Military Mom Grateful for Home Repair, Financial Assistance Joy Dubberstein has always believed in order and justice. She thought enlisting in the military would be a good fit, and she wanted to prove to herself and others that she could do it. Joy joined the Army in 2009 with the goal of making it … Continued
Critical Financial Assistance Aids Army Veteran and Family At the age of 44, Troy Griffey’s life story could already fill multiple Hollywood blockbusters: Troy has always persevered, but in June 2021, he found himself in another difficult and possibly dangerous situation, this time close to home. His neighbor in an apartment downstairs in the building … Continued
Funds Help Military Family, New Parents Replace Damaged Roof Tim Lindsay was home from school with an injured leg when he watched the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. “I told my dad then I would be going into war,” he said. In 2008, before graduating high school, he talked to an Army recruiter. … Continued
Dual Military Couple Finds Safety and Stability at Maryland Village Navy veteran Merry Garza does not know where she, her wife, and their son would be without Operation Homefront’s Transitional Housing – Villages program, which provided stable and safe housing during her medical retirement process. Merry, wife Bethany Rios, and son Artemis, moved into the … Continued
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
Funds Help Navy Veteran Replace Roof to Comply with Florida Law Anthony Davila saw Top Gun in the 1980s and wanted to be a fighter pilot. He joined the Navy in 1988, not quite realizing what it would take to reach his dreams. He left in 1991. He went to college and worked in law … 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
Military Spouse Appreciates Cost Offset from School Supply Event Living in Hawaii is expensive, especially in the past year as inflation has increased costs of everyday items. For Army National Guard Sgt. Aditya Utoyo’s family, that has meant a tightening budget. Aditya’s wife, Annisa Budiman, had heard about Operation Homefront and was waited until the … Continued
Military Mom, Veteran Grateful for School Supplies Navy veteran and military mom Velayna Payne was excited to take her 9-year-old son, Dorian, to their first Operation Homefront Back-to-School Brigade® event in Huntsville, Alabama. She had looked for events previously, but none had been in her area. The event did not disappoint. “Everyone was really friendly. … Continued
