military history

From Refugee to Serving Our Country

By Venus Doan My name is Venus Doan, an active duty US Marine Corps spouse and a Real Estate Broker. Today I am honored to share the story of my husband, Colonel Jackson Trung Doan. He was born May of 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam. Jackson’s grandfather was a general contractor for governmental construction. His mother […]

My Grandfather Will Forever Be My Hero

By Brandi Jones

My name is Brandi Jones, and I’m the Organizing Director at Secure Families Initiative. I’m also the spouse of an active duty Marine. I want to share the story of my grandfather, Corporal Fred B. McGee, Sr..

Our mission is to mobilize diverse military partners, family members, and veterans to vote and advocate for their communities, especially on issues of foreign policy and national security.

We are a nonpartisan group of proud military spouses and family members, united by our love of country and commitment to service. We understand better than anyone the consequences that decisions over war and peace have here on the homefront. We are ready to make our voices heard.