Spouses, kids, caregivers, survivors — the home front that holds everything together. Programs, benefits, and stories for veteran families.
Illustration by Aaron Provost for The War Horse, based on photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps The message came from an Afghan man who had worked closely with the U.S.
For a Gold Star spouse, life after loss isn’t just learning how to live without the person they loved. It’s about figuring out how to carry the life they planned together, even when one half of that..
He was the king of Ithaca and a combat veteran of repute who was the anti-hero of Homer’s Odyssey and a con artist “insatiate of deceit” whose trials of the heart in coming home would mirror those of.
An Operation Enduring Freedom veteran is speaking out about how her experience with casualty assistance led to a lifelong career of supporting other surviving spouses and children around the U.S.
A chance encounter and a cochlear implant gave Edward Romero his sense of hearing back Hearing loss stole Ed Romero’s career, his conversations and his connection to his family.
Sometimes the path forward isn’t perfectly mapped out—something military spouses know all too well. We adapt and learn. We also recognize opportunities.
For military families, a deployment is measured in more than months. It’s birthdays, holidays, school milestones, family vacations, and ordinary weeknights spent waiting for someone to come home.
Lori Simmons was a one-time military brat who became a military spouse for a time. As her marketing career took off, the military kept bringing her back, even when she thought that chapter was closed.
When Jennifer Ballou jokes that she was a “squad leader” before she ever put on an Army uniform, she isn’t exaggerating. Growing up in northeastern Ohio as the oldest of six in a conservative...
Graduation week at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is the moment you have been waiting for. It’s also a very hectic week. In partnership with Navy Federal Credit Union, we built the Air Force and...
The acting Secretary of the Navy ordered the Marine Corps to help a military spouse get her and her family back to the United States, after she took to social media to express concern that she and...
If you’ve ever watched DreamWorks’ “Trolls” movies, you know they’re more than a colorful animated movie series with catchy songs that get stuck in your head.
For 16 years, Jamie Lenio built her life around her husband’s service. She moved with him from Japan to North Carolina and eventually to Germany.
Photos courtesy of Alexa LeCureux I was 21 years old when my husband and I received tickets to our first Air Force Ball in Okinawa, Japan.
The USAA Life Insurance Company, already trusted by military families seeking first-rate life insurance policies, has proudly shared a new portfolio product that grows alongside the children it...
Great news. Your family survived the move with minimal damage or loss and the house is mostly unpacked. There’s only a dozen big ones left that will take some time to sort, but you got this.
Nothing brings me to feel-good, ugly tears like a “welcome home” ceremony. In fact, fellow Americans share in this sentiment. We eat it up.
I met Ann Sherman Wolcott many years ago, shortly after my husband passed away. It was at a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund event. Ann was a Gold Star Mother and I was a Gold Star Wife.
Caregivers navigate many issues while taking care of a loved one, including reduced income if they have left a job or cut back on work hours.
For 15 years, Air Force spouse Jessica Hulter was the parent of a daughter with profound medical needs—all that time, she faced the secondary challenge of navigating the military’s Exceptional Family.
Preparing growing families for a stronger start At a recent Baby Safety Shower, expecting Veteran mothers and parents of newborns learned something even more valuable than diapers, car seats,...
As a young (or less young) military spouse, you’ll have some unique experiences. We’re talking stuff with which the majority of the public will never have to deal, including: Frequent moves .
When her husband received new orders in 2019, Melanie Krepps found herself facing a choice she never expected to make after decades of military life: move the family — together — or live in two...
The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for more than 250 days, an extraordinarily long deployment for the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier.
How one Veteran underwent a groundbreaking procedure that could change everything For 28 years, Derrick Harpole has lived with uncontrolled epilepsy, suffering from debilitating seizures despite...
