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    More Than a Home: How Homes For Our Troops Helps Veterans Rebuild Their Lives

    Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) is a publicly funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives. Most of…

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    Military Caregivers Need One Another. We Should Make That Easier.

    People have called me resilient for 15 years. It is the word our community uses for military families, and though it is important, it should not be an expectation. My husband, Chuck, a Marine, served in…

  • SIX NEW FISHER HOUSES OPEN IN 2020

    SIX NEW FISHER HOUSES OPEN IN 2020

    Fisher House Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs are on track to open six new Fisher Houses across the U.S. in 2020, allowing more than 100 more families to stay in safe, comfortable lodging for free on any given night while their loved one undergoes care at VA medical centers.

  • The First Front Line

    The First Front Line

    Military service people are our original frontline workers. They are ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country. And though we don’t often see the work they do, they’re essential to maintaining our national safety and security, and they deserve our utmost respect. That’s why I want to take this moment during National Veteran and Military Families Month to salute America’s active-duty soldiers and military veterans.

  • Does Your TRICARE Supplement Insurance Plan Fit Your Family?

    Does Your TRICARE Supplement Insurance Plan Fit Your Family?

    Does Your TRICARE Supplement Insurance Plan Fit Your Family?

  • After finding Fisher House and adaptive sports, a former pilot becomes veteran advocate

    After finding Fisher House and adaptive sports, a former pilot becomes veteran advocate

    David Ortiz was never afraid of a challenge. He was an avid outdoorsman before he joined the Army and became a Kiowa helicopter pilot in the 82nd Airborne Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade. In Eastern Afghanistan, Kiowa pilots took a lot of risk to protect the guys on the ground, and, in February 2012, David suffered a hard landing that destroyed his aircraft, broke his legs, and inflicted extreme trauma on…

  • WE CAN HELP YOU SMILE WITH CONFIDENCE.

    WE CAN HELP YOU SMILE WITH CONFIDENCE.

    Good dental health is important. But if you’re like many Americans, dental anxiety can be keeping you from going to the dentist. Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP DentalSM can help you overcome your fears and be on your way to smiling with confidence.

  • Around-the-world cancer fight lands Air Force family in Fisher House

    Around-the-world cancer fight lands Air Force family in Fisher House

    Late last summer, the Gaspar Family was in for big changes. The Air Force family of five had been reassigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan where Maj. Ian Gaspar would serve as a pharmacist.Throughout the Fall, Ian, his wife, Kimberly, their two teenagers, Cydney and Noah, and toddler, Gwyndolyn, settled into their new home.

  • Soldiers’ Angels Provides Rapid Response to Service Members and Veteran Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    Soldiers’ Angels Provides Rapid Response to Service Members and Veteran Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    Soldiers’ Angels works tirelessly to provide aid, hot meals, housing services, and more, to deployed service members, their families, and veterans in need. With your help, we can make sure that No Soldier Walks Alone — now or ever.

  • How to Get Preapproved for an Auto Loan

    How to Get Preapproved for an Auto Loan

    Here’s what you’ll need to get preapproved for an auto loan with Service Credit Union

  • Playing for a Cause: Mission Accomplished

    Playing for a Cause: Mission Accomplished

    Operation Lifeboat surpasses goal; raises nearly $115,000 from World of Warships players to Support StackUp.org

  • Playing for a Cause: Meet Chris Kunz

    Playing for a Cause: Meet Chris Kunz

    Meet Chris Kunz, one of 13 volunteers who help service members get through deployments and recover from traumatic injuries. To connect with service members who reach out to Stack Up for support, Kunz uses Discord, a tool used by gamers to anonymously communicate via text chats, direct messages, voice chat, and video chat.

  • Playing for a Cause: Meet Rob Ferguson

    Playing for a Cause: Meet Rob Ferguson

    Fischer is the second of five veterans and gamers to be featured in a series in Military Times over the next two months. The series runs alongside a fundraising campaign by Wargaming, the developer of World of Warships and other online games, and Stack Up.

  • Playing for a Cause: Meet U.S. Navy Veteran Chad Fischer

    Playing for a Cause: Meet U.S. Navy Veteran Chad Fischer

    Fischer is the second of five veterans and gamers to be featured in a series in Military Times over the next two months. The series runs alongside a fundraising campaign by Wargaming, the developer of World of Warships and other online games, and Stack Up.

  • Playing for a Cause: Gamers Unite to Support Service Members

    Playing for a Cause: Gamers Unite to Support Service Members

    World of Warships Native | Military Times | Playing for a Cause: Gamers Unite to Support Service Members

  • A military member’s guide to balance transfers

    A military member’s guide to balance transfers

    Almost everyone sets new resolutions on January 1, but that’s the easy part. Your resolutions might be job related, like scoring higher on your PT test. Or maybe it’s financial, like staying within budget and paying down debt. When it comes to debt, have no fear – there are great financial offers and tools available to help pay off credit card debt and get you back on track.

  • Tis’ the season for military members to save big on a new car

    Tis’ the season for military members to save big on a new car

    Here’s how you can save when buying a new car this holiday season.

  • How military families can come together over the holidays

    How military families can come together over the holidays

    This holiday season, IHG® Army Hotels is offering discounted leisure rates at participating properties, in hopes of bringing more military families together.

  • How a hotel can be transformed into a holiday haven

    How a hotel can be transformed into a holiday haven

    Home for the holidays takes on a new meaning when you celebrate at a hotel.

  • Leaving the military? Consider a career in these fields

    Leaving the military? Consider a career in these fields

    What do veterans look for in post-service careers?

  • The importance of honoring veterans every day of the year

    The importance of honoring veterans every day of the year

    IHG Army Hotels honors veterans every day through community, employment and hospitality.

  • 3 Heroes Who Took the Fight to Breast Cancer

    3 Heroes Who Took the Fight to Breast Cancer

    More than 3.8 million people in this country are survivors of breast cancer, but every 13 minutes, a woman will lose her life to it. Military spouses Victoria Warren and Shannon Summa and Air Force Master Sergeant Laura Speranza know this reality intimately. Though each has had a different breast cancer journey, they are all part of a community of fighters battling this disease in the military health system.

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