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Put Me in Coach — Rebuilding the Ranks is On All of Us
The famous line, “Put me in, coach!” from John Fogerty’s classic baseball anthem came from his own frustration watching games at home. Whenever he saw a team struggle, he would always yell at the TV, “Put me in coach!” More and more, I find myself thinking these same four words as I watch the military…
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You can help provide adapted homes to injured Veterans
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. Since the organization’s inception in 2004, HFOT has built and donated over 400 homes in 45 states, while nearly 90 cents…
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Heartbreak to a Bright Future: A Navy Family’s Fight to Stay Together
For many active-duty service members and spouses, long-anticipated homecomings can become heartbreaking. For Jenna Malone, the stakes to save her marriage were high after her husband, Issac, a U.S. Navy veteran, returned home from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and broken vertebrae. Jenna was determined to save his life, save…
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When a Patient is Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among U.S. women and the second leading cause of death from cancer among women after lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s also the most common cancer in the world (Breastcancer.org). “Breast cancer treatment is stressful for patients on many levels and our ongoing research…
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Caregiver Finds Support at Fisher House
For more than a year, Ericka Hewitt has been staying at Fisher Houses. Her first stay began in May of 2023 when her son Skyler was in a terrible motorcycle accident near Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico where he was stationed as a senior airman responsible for C-130 special mission aircraft maintenance. Skyler joined…
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Military Thriving™ Change Forum at Georgetown: A Call to Service
On October 23, 2024 Georgetown University and ZeroMils will co-host the first national Change Forum of its kind, bringing together senior leaders from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, in an effort to improve military recruitment. This is not your typical convening — the Military Thriving Change Forum at Georgetown is a nationwide, private…
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Our Military Kids Celebrates 20 Years with Military Family Ovation
OAKTON, Va., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids®, a national nonprofit providing extracurricular activity grants to military children and teens, celebrated 20 years of enhancing military family wellbeing at Our Military Kids Ovation, an event honoring two decades of supporting the children of deployed National Guard, deployed Reserve, and post-9/11, combat-injured or ill…
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From concept to capability: The evolution of the V-22 Osprey
The long-standing fascination with tiltrotor technology lies in its remarkable ability to transition from helicopter to fixed-wing mode. However, that is merely the beginning – and only the most outwardly apparent demonstration – of its distinctive capabilities. To fully appreciate the value of tiltrotor aircraft like the V-22 Osprey, it’s necessary to understand its evolution,…
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Healing Warriors and Their Families
Results from the 2023 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report show that 6,392 veterans died as a result of suicide. The same report showed that veteran suicide is the second-leading cause of death for veterans under 45-years-old. During the month of September, it’s crucial to raise awareness to end the tragedy of veteran suicide through…
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Lessons from flight: How a Top Gun veteran takes control of his CLL
As a veteran Top Gun Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), Bruce Wright prioritizes discipline in all aspects of life. As a Naval Flight Officer (NFO), Bruce had to know his pre-flight checklist like the back of his hand, and he took the same initiative and discipline as a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to understand…
