Caleb Hatch Selected as National Guard 2024 Military Child of the Year® Caleb Hatch, Operation Homefront’s 2024 Military Child of the Year® for the National Guard, is 19 years old and holds a love of science that has propelled him to already complete three years of college, first at community college then at University of … Continued
Operation Homefront Announces 2024 Military Child of the Year® Award Recipients SAN ANTONIO, TX- Seven exceptional military children excelling in academics, community involvement, and peer leadership have a new award to add to their list: Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year®. The national nonprofit, whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military … Continued
Operation Homefront Promotes Robert D. Thomas to President and Chief Operating Officer SAN ANTONIO, TX — Operation Homefront’s Board of Directors announced today that Brig. Gen. (ret.) Robert D. Thomas has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Thomas will oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization. He will leverage his … Continued
Military Spouse Grateful for Family Support Services With inflation causing food and other everyday costs to rise, Army wife Melissa Clark is always looking for deals to help maximize the family budget. She regularly checks Operation Homefront’s social media pages to see what kind of family service programs may be happening in her area. Most … 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
