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Start the Year With Purpose: Support Children of Fallen Patriots
Every new year invites reflection. We set resolutions to be better—to live with more purpose, generosity, and impact. While many resolutions fade by February, some choices have the power to change lives for years to come. Supporting the children of America’s fallen service members is one of those choices. When a member of the U.S.…
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Fisher House: Military Families Can Find Strength, Comfort, and Hope
When a service member or veteran is hospitalized, the world can stop without warning. A phone call. A diagnosis. A long road ahead. In those moments, families are not thinking about logistics or hotel costs. They are thinking about being there. About holding a hand. About not leaving. For more than three decades, Fisher House…
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Be of Service
It might sound crazy, but when I learned that my son, Jesse, was deploying overseas, I was honestly excited. As someone who enjoys sending letters and packages to family and friends, in my head, this was an opportunity to do just that. I sent Jesse packages two to three times a week with things he…
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Leaving Americans Behind:The Human Toll of Cutting Paralysis Resources
After serving 13 years in the U.S. Army, including deployments to Iraq and Yemen, my life took a drastic turn. A car accident left me with a C5-C6 spinal cord injury and permanent paralysis. In that moment, my future, and everything I’d worked toward, seemed to disappear. A Lifeline for Millions Thanks to the National…
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Our Military Kids® Celebrates 100,000th Activity Award
Our Military Kids®, a national nonprofit providing activity funding for eligible military children and teens, is celebrating a major milestone this week: 100,000 activity awards worth $36 million given to military children across the country. To mark this achievement, Our Military Kids is thrilled to introduce 8-year-old Gavin, the 100,000th activity award recipient. During his…
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Proud military family navigates motorcycle crash recovery
When Jerome Spaulding got a call after midnight from his son Adrian, an airman at Andrews Air Force Base, he knew it was an emergency. Before they could talk, the call abruptly ended, and Jerome lay in bed wondering what happened to his son. The next call was not from Adrian, but from a nurse…
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When You Really Don’t Feel Like Celebrating the Holidays
Special occasions make it difficult to grieve. They’re full of sentiment, and that is part of what makes them hard. Whatever we do and wherever we go, we are bombarded by the sights, sounds, and smells of the holidays. Every “Happy Holidays” greeting, every waft of nutmeg and cinnamon, every decoration is a reminder that…
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‘We’ve Got Your Six’: How Verizon Stands Behind Military Families
Military Times sat down with Steven Keller, Verizon’s Pacific Market President and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, to discuss the company’s ongoing commitment to military families and veterans. Keller shared his perspective on the challenges faced by service members and their loved ones, including the rising cost of living, the strain of deployment, and the…
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From noise to insight
In an increasingly interconnected and volatile world, geopolitical shifts are not just political headlines; they are fundamental drivers of financial risk and opportunity. Navigating nationalism, great power competition and technological disruption is crucial for making informed investment decisions. From America’s transactional diplomacy to the new information wars, political dynamics are changing economic outcomes. Supply shocks,…
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Casey’s Invites Guests to Round-up in Support of Fallen Patriots
Casey’s is proud to salute U.S. military servicemembers past and present through its annual round-up campaign benefiting Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. Through December 2, guests at 2,900 stores across Casey’s Country are invited to round-up at the register, and donate at checkout in the Casey’s app, with the goal of raising $1.3 million for…
