Chenita Hickman’s life changed drastically on May 14, 2019. While sitting in a car at an intersection, a drunk driver slammed into her vehicle. A back injury and back spasms triggered a medical evaluation board. After 20 years in the military, Chenita knew her time was coming to an end. She first joined the U.S. … Continued
Army Veteran Feels the Difference Operation Homefront Makes Army veteran William Moleon decided to join the military on 9/11. He was a delivery driver sitting in snarled traffic when he saw the second of the World Trade Center towers hit. “That made me say ‘let’s go do it,’” he said. During his nine years in … Continued
Being Your Own Advocate: Five Tips from a Veteran Caregiver Ida Carson was a caregiver to her husband until his death and now is the caregiver for her son, a retired Army staff sergeant. Her son has visible and invisible wounds from multiple tours of duty for Operation Enduring Freedom. Ida is also a member … Continued
Ida Carson knew something was wrong with her son during the time he was medically retiring from the military in 2012. When Ida’s husband, her son’s stepfather, died, she sensed there was more going on with him. “I knew he was grieving his stepfather but I knew there was something different about him,” Ida said. … Continued
Navy Veteran Looks Forward to Moving into Transitional Housing Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricky Martin served four years in the Navy, with one assignment in 2017 to the Persian Gulf and the most recent assignment in 2020 to the South China Sea. It was his latest deployment on the USS Theodore Roosevelt that presented unforeseen … Continued
For media inquiries, please contact Michael Lahrman at Michael.Lahrman@operationhomefront.org or call (210) 202-1243. Operation Homefront to Serve Holiday Meal to 500,000th Military Family Member Since 2010 SAN ANTONIO – Holiday Meals for Military®, the annual recurring program from Operation Homefront, has returned to put meals on the tables of America’s military families over the end-of-year … Continued
For media inquiries, please contact Michael Lahrman at Michael.Lahrman@operationhomefront.org or call (210) 202-1243. Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree to Wrap Up 2020 By Bringing Holiday Joy to Military Children SAN ANTONIO, Texas – For the 14th consecutive year, Dollar Tree customers can purchase holiday toys for military children across the country. The Holiday Toy Drive … Continued
For media inquiries, please contact Susan Ziesman at Susan.Ziesman@operationhomefront.org or call (210) 392-6878. Texas Veterans Commission Helps Fund Housing for Transitioning Military Families SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas Veterans Commission awarded San Antonio-based Operation Homefront with a $100,000 grant for FY 20-21. The funding supports the national nonprofit’s San Antonio Village, part of Operation … Continued
Military Spouses Rave about First Virtual Homefront Celebration Military spouse Angela Walter did not know what to expect for her third Homefront Celebrations event, hosted by Operation Homefront. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, what would normally be a night out, with dinner, dancing, a speaker, seeing old friends and making new ones, had gone virtual. “It … Continued
Army Veteran’s Family Thrives in Katy, Texas Home as Part of Transitional Housing Program When Dustin Haake separated from the Army this year, he thought his criminal justice degree and his three years as a paralegal in the military would set him up for a stable career as he and his wife, Jessica, helped her … Continued
