Veterans
For 20 Years
For 2o years, we watched them go.
They were proud to be American service members,
And we were proud to love them.
Our Nation stood proud as they went to avenge the attack on our soil.
We hung yellow ribbons, sang anthems, and waved flags…
Honor and Remember with the 30 x 30 Challenge
There’s a lot going on in September. Labor Day. College football. The end of summer. Big headline stuff.
There are some other happenings in September that may not get headlines or TV coverage, but are still vitally important for our nation to keep in the front of their minds.
Your Sacrifices Mean Something
This week has undoubtedly been difficult as we’ve watched the events unfolding in Afghanistan.
This is a defining moment for us. For the past two decades, as service members, military spouses, and military children, we’ve watched the events unfold overseas in combat zones, always wondering how it would end.
Therapy Dogs Bring Veterans Joy
At the American Red Cross, I’ve seen veterans, service members, and their families touched by animals in so many ways. Recently, I had the pleasure of connecting with Air Force veteran Dan Brusseau and his wife, Kathie, to discuss two things they love—dogs and giving back to the community.
Finding HOPE: “The Sea Brought Us Back”
When Cameron Albin was in the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the fall of 2012, the former Marine Corps infantry officer admits that he “was not a very good human being.”
There were the struggles with recovery from a traumatic brain injury and PTSD which led to a medical discharge from the Marines a year earlier after a long stay at Walter Reed.
Military Families Navigate Career Changes, Homebuying, More with USO
For military spouses, life is often full of changes. Moving across the country and around the world. Adapting to new communities and career challenges. Parenting children while your service member is deployed.
Fortunately, military spouses don’t have to navigate military life all on their own. As a military service nonprofit, the USO has supported service members and their families for more than 80 years.
A Search for Jorge
Found among the trove of letters in my mother’s attic, which led me to write “77 Letters, Operation Morale Booster: Vietnam,” this note from Jorge H. Hernandez grabbed my heart and pulled on several heartstrings, compelling me to share his thoughts with you.
More than a Softball Scholarship
Sometimes things come together just at the right time. Call it good fortune. Call it serendipity. Perhaps it’s best described as good things coming to good people.
Just ask the Taft family about it. They will tell you that the Hope For The Warriors New Balance Military Youth Athletic Scholarship arrived at exactly the right time to help their teenage daughter Clara keep her softball dreams alive and reignite her passion for the sport and for life.
Are You a Military or Veteran Caregiver?
To be honest, I didn’t know I was a caregiver. My husband is a combat-wounded Marine, and he was going through the military treatment facilities and then the Wounded Warrior Battalion at Camp Pendleton. Even during that time, I still did not realize that I was a caregiver – or that I would be for the rest of my husband’s life. It wasn’t until one day when I was in the waiting room at Balboa Naval Hospital and a lovely nurse asked me the question. She came out and asked, “Are you Stephen’s caregiver?” I quickly pulled back and brushed that off by saying “No, no, my husband is young, I’m just his wife.” Diplomatic and full of wisdom, she smiled at me and said, “You are probably both.”