The director of Operation Homefront said they’ve seen about a 57% increase in food assistance requests this year from military members. So, in a time of greater need, the organization teamed up with Harris Teeter to give 150 families a holiday meal with all the fixings. News4's Mauricio Casillas was at the D.C. armory, and spoke with service members about what it meant to them. #thanksgiving #food #food4families #freefood #washingtondc #dc #dcarmory #nationalguard #servicemembers #military | NBC

After three deployments overseas, I returned to find a message waiting from my husband: “Don’t bother coming home. I’ve changed the locks. The kids don’t want you. It’s over.” My reply contained only three words: “As you wish.” A single call to my attorney flipped everything. By the next morning, his lawyer was already pleading. I stood in the arrivals hall, dress uniform pressed, medals glinting under the lights. Three deployments. Thirty-six months separated from home. That was when my phone l

After three deployments overseas, I returned to find a message waiting from my husband: “Don’t bother coming home. I’ve changed the locks. The kids don’t want you. It’s over.” My reply contained only three words: “As you wish.” A single call to my attorney flipped everything. By the next morning, his lawyer was already pleading. I stood in the arrivals hall, dress uniform pressed, medals glinting under the lights. Three deployments. Thirty-six months separated from home. That was when my phone l