Homes For Our Troops featured on CNN’s Champions for Change

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home, Uncategorized
  This week, Homes For Our Troops is being featured on CNN’s Champions for Change, a week-long special event highlighting bright examples of humanity who give hope and inspiration. Long-time HFOT Ambassador Jake Tapper hosts the segment and he interviews HFOT Board Member and HFOT home recipient Marine Sergeant Adam Kisielewski, who lost two limbs …

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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Help is out there

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home, Veteran topic
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  With September being Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we at Homes For Our Troops want all Veterans to know help is available. The topic resonates with all of us, and many of our Veterans are actively working to prevent more Veteran suicides. The Homes For Our Troops staff and our Veteran Action and Advisory Team (VAAT) are …

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The history behind National Airborne Day

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home, Uncategorized
  On August 16, 1940, 48 volunteer members of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon performed the first official U.S. military parachute jump at Fort Benning, Georgia. Today, the date is celebrated as National Airborne Day, a day to honor the U.S. Airborne Forces. After the first jump, a large force of more 100,000 paratroopers …

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Support Homes For Our Troops on AmazonSmile

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home, Uncategorized
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  As you shop during Amazon Prime Day on July 12 and 13, 2022, you can also contribute to a cause you care about. Homes For Our Troops is a recognized charitable organization on AmazonSmile, which donates 0.5 percent of each eligible purchase directly to HFOT to help support the Veterans we serve. To sign-up, …

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