We are excited to announce the 95 semifinalists for the 2018 Military Child of the Year® (MCOY) Award! Drumroll…. Air Force Isabella Mollison, 17, Japan Jordan Soles, 17, Germany Tristan Waring, 18, Sahuarita, Ariz. Braden Westby, 18, Vilonia, Ark. Jacob Angerman, 16, Colorado Springs, Colo. Trinity Boles, 17, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. Madison Williams, … Continued
We are pleased to be able to share with our community a New Year’s message from Operation Homefront’s President & CEO, John I. Pray, Jr., Brig Gen, USAF (Ret.) Happy New Year! We just finished a very exciting and highly successful 2017 and I am proud to say that due to the exceptional efforts of … Continued
Blizzards, Breaking Glass, Burgers and…Flippin’ Pancakes: Our Favorite Moments from 2017! Before we jump into 2018, we’d like to look back at some of the best moments from this past year. It goes without saying that we are able to advance our mission to build strong, stable, and secure military families because of those who … Continued
For military families, home is where your heart is. So….we wrote, or kind of rewrote, a very special song just for you and added a few pictures from our Holiday Meals for Military program. Thank you for letting us be a small part of your holidays this year. We wish you a joyous season! Ahem…here … Continued
Mark Newberry, our 2013 Military Child of the Year® for the Air Force, has had quite the journey. Since we last met him, he has pursued his passions that have taken him from the University of Michigan to a pending commission in the U.S. Air Force after graduation in December. Today, Mark shares with us … Continued
In April 2009, Brittany (Wallace) Strout was a 17-year-old high school senior in San Antonio, who had decided to attend University of Northern Colorado, a 17-hour-drive from home. The daughter of a wounded soldier, she planned to study psychology to learn more about post-traumatic stress disorder so she could help veterans and their families. Meanwhile, … Continued
Liz, her husband Doug, a wounded Army veteran, and their three children huddled together in the downstairs bathroom as Category 4 Hurricane Harvey passed through the small town of Rockport, Texas. The ceiling started cracking overhead and one of her children and her husband were starting to panic. Rockport had mandatory evacuation but her husband … Continued
Fire up your keyboards and help us honor the achievements and contributions of our country’s military children. Nominations are now open for the 2018 Military Child of the Year® awards. Now in its 10th year, our prestigious award will recognize 7 outstanding young people ages 13 to 18. Anyone can nominate. And we mean anyone: … Continued
Navy wife Diana Moyer saw information about registering for Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade on Facebook. At the time, she and her husband, Steven, were stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois. “In Great Lakes, there were a couple web sites that were really great about getting the information out,” she said. Diana registered her oldest … Continued
Back on Track after House Fire, This Marine Dad Plans Father’s Day Fun by Christy OFarrell. Marine Corps Sgt. Ruben Barnett, a single dad, and his 3-year-old son, Ruben Jr. are planning to go to Dave & Buster’s arcade in Columbia, South Carolina, to celebrate Father’s Day. The two often play games, go on outings … Continued
