Meet the Veterans of Operation Homefront: Jay Anderson, Col, USMC, Ret.

Continuing To Serve Those Who Serve Colonel J. S. Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Chapter President of Operation Homefront Southern California.   From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli; We fight our country’s battles In the air, on land, and sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor [...]

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It’s Almost Over…Or Is It?

By Jim Knotts, CEO of Operation Homefront By December, defense officials estimate the number of U.S. troops left in Iraq, if any at all, will amount to less than 5,000. At the height of the war, in 2006 and 2007, the U.S. had between 130,000 to 172,000 men and women fighting there. By summer 2012, [...]

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Facing Fears

Alfredo De los santos is afraid. The Army staff sergeant survived an RPG attack on his humvee in Iraq two years ago. His right leg was amputated at the hip, and he’s still struggling to get the right fit on his prosthetic. He has severe PTSD and TBI. That means nightmares, crippling headaches, fear of [...]

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Pepsi Challenge

I grew up in a part of the world where every brown carbonated beverage was called a “coke. ” But today and every day this month, I am acutely aware of Pepsi not so much as a brand, but as an opportunity. The Pepsi Refresh contest this October is a chance for Operation Homefront, our [...]

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Faces in the Flag

Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I’m embarrassed to admit, I don’t have this day marked on my calendar. This despite the fact that a member of my family was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and spent the next six years being tortured at the Hanoi Hilton. Uncle Byron has never been able [...]

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We Remember

This is a memorable day for all of us. Even if we didn’t know a single soul lost in the terrorist attacks, the catastrophe touched us all. Operation Homefront was founded in the wake of those attacks. Once service members started deploying, concerned patriots saw the struggle families faced. They banded together to find ways [...]

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Healing Laughter

The setup: Guy walks into a bar with heavy scars and a missing hand. But no joke, wounded warrior Bobby Henline is there to make you laugh. He mocks himself so the rest of us feel less uncomfortable about his obvious injuries, to prove that our wounded warriors can heal and start over. Henline takes [...]

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Relief for Wounded Warrior Families

Eva Marie and Jospeh Briseno are utterly devoted to their son Jay. For the past seven years, they’ve cared for the man whose active life ended with a sniper shot to his spinal cord. The Reservist was just 20 when he answered the call to duty; three months later, he was paralyzed from the neck [...]

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My Speidi Sense is Tingling

I live in a pop culture vacuum. I have two preschoolers who rule our remote with iron fists. So while I can recount in detail the latest throw-down between Dora the Explorer and the Grumpy Old Troll Who Lives Under the Bridge, I’m woefully behind on my celebrity news. But I do know that Heidi [...]

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