Veteran Mom Eager for New Start at Operation Homefront Apartment Veatrice Laranjo joined the Army in 2019 because her mom had been diagnosed with cancer and she wanted to get her healthcare and help her financially. She served for four years and was medically retired in late 2023 because she has scoliosis. “They told me … Continued
Single Military Mom Finds Strength in Assistance A move back to the United States from Italy in 2023 at the end of her 12 years of serving in the Army left single military mom LaSaige Francis in a tough spot. Her disability pay had not come through. Her car was still in Italy waiting to … Continued
Military Mom Finds Supportive Community at Baltimore Baby Shower Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tina Baiza thought her baby days were behind her. The 40-year-old single mom had her children while in college in her 20s. The oldest of her three children is 16. After experiencing symptoms that she thought was perimenopause, she went to the … Continued
Operation Homefront Opens Nominations for 17th Annual Military Child of the Year® Awards Honoring America’s Military Children SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS- Nominations open today for the prestigious Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year® Award. Now in its 17th year, the award is one of the hallmark programs of the organization, which seeks to build strong, … Continued
Purple Heart Recipient Finds Relief with Operation Homefront Jeffery Taylor joined the Army in November 2001, post-9/11. At the time, he worked at a plant nursery in Florida. He deployed to Kuwait and was sent to Iraq in early 2003 and became part of one of the biggest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On April … Continued
Disabled Marine Veteran Grateful for Safe Water Miguel Aviles joined the Marines in 2002 like so many others who felt the need to serve our country post-9/11. He left a good job as an engineer to enlist. He originally considered going to Ground Zero to volunteer, but his father had served in the Army, and … Continued
Army veteran D’Angelo Murray and his wife, Shanniece, were prepared to welcome a new baby, but they got an emotional surprise when baby Roman was born three months premature in November 2023.
Lanea had not thought of what it would be like to be a military spouse, but after meeting her now-husband just one week before he left for boot camp, she was all in.
New Appliances Help Veteran, Single Mom Gain Stability Hope Thompson enlisted in the Army in 2006 because she felt it was her duty as an American. “I love my country, and we were in a time of war,” she said. She deployed three times — in 2008 and 2011 to Iraq and in 2016 to … Continued
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
