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
Army Veteran Looks to Her Children’s Future with Forever Home With baby daughter Rylee due to arrive in weeks, if not days, Army veteran Cheryl Davis did what many expectant moms do: She nested. Only her version of getting her home ready for the baby involved moving into a new house. The mom and her … Continued
Operation Homefront Achieves Historic Goal withBob & Dolores Hope Foundation’s Million Dollar Match Challenge The foundation’s investment honors Bob Hope’s legacy with an incentive to give, strengthening campaign to secure the futures of America’s military families. San Antonio, Texas – National nonprofit Operation Homefront announced today, as it celebrates 22 years of serving America’s military … 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
Home Will Fulfill Army Veteran’s Dream of Better Life for Children Young Carlos Rodriguez-Velazquez had a fascination with the military growing up in a meager, single-parent home in Puerto Rico. That dream came to fruition when he enlisted in the Army at age 19. Now, thanks to Operation Homefront and the generosity of Meritage Homes, … Continued
Army Wife Proud, Pampered at Homefront Celebration Ashley Jordan left Operation Homefront’s Homefront Celebration in El Paso, Texas, with a door prize of a Ninja blender, plenty of new friends, and gratitude that her role as a military spouse was recognized and honored. As the wife of an Army staff sergeant stationed at Fort Bliss, … Continued
Walmart.com customers “round up” to Spark Good for military families, helping raise more than $3.2 million for Operation Homefront SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families, announced today that Walmart and its loyal customers raised over $3.2 million for the organization. From October … Continued
Home Would Provide Stability for Children After Tragic Loss Charles and Leesa Haney are deeply committed to family. Charles joined the Army at age 31 to provide stability for his wife and four children, who are now adults. More recently, the Haney’s took in a niece and two nephews after Leesa’s sister died. Now, they … Continued
