Meet Our Board Trustees: Holly Dailey
Aug 13, 2023
Meet our Board of Trustees members in this series. We are honored to have their support and guidance for United Through Reading. Holly A. Dailey is an Army spouse of […]
Posts Tagged ‘UTR story’
Whitesell family connects with The Kissing Hand
May 24, 2023
When Melodye Whitesell’s family was facing their first deployment with children in the 1990s, Melodye worried about her young children and possible separation anxiety from their dad, now Vice Admiral […]
Volunteer spotlight: Frankie Hard
Jan 16, 2022
United Through Reading relies on our amazing volunteers to help us reach service members and Veterans around the world. They help facilitate recordings, spread the word about United Through Reading, […]
Always Available, Even When At Sea
Oct 28, 2021
Ahead of her husband’s DC3 Nate VanVleck deployment, Navy spouse Christy VanVleck heard about United Through Reading from a friend and soon received a free book with information about the […]
Family of 7 Stays Connected with Reading
Aug 25, 2021
With five children, the McNeil family is a busy bunch, especially when dad, Staff Sergeant Chris McNeil, deploys with the Marines. During deployments, mom, Samantha, is left to solo parent […]
“Too Good to Be True”
May 26, 2021
When Hitomi McAbee first heard about United Through Reading from an MCCS Miramar event, she thought that it was too good to be true. After downloading the UTR app, receiving […]
A Library of Bedtime Stories
Sep 9, 2020
Before the pandemic hit, Tech Sergeant Vince Fontana was only home for, at most, 2 weeks at the time. The Air Force loadmaster is regularly away on temporary duty travel […]
Childhood Favorites Help College Kids and Mom Cope Through Long Deployment
Aug 26, 2020
For Madison Eggert-Crowe, her college experience included the normal trips home on the weekends to visit family, do laundry, and get a taste of home. During her senior year, however, […]
United Through Reading Brings Respite During Coronavirus Crisis
May 28, 2020
The Gilbert family is no stranger to time apart due to deployments and trainings during their time in the Navy. But the COVID-19 crisis presented new challenges. A four-week planned […]
A BREAK FROM BOMBS – The Eames Family’s United Through Reading Story
Oct 12, 2016
In 2006, Gunnery Sgt. Caleb Eames, USMC, had just moved his wife Monette and one-year-old son Jacob to San Diego, California when he received short notice that he would be […]