Defense Health Agency visits Armed Forces Retirement Home
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport received a visit from the director of the Defense Health Agency. Dr. David Smith’s visit provided an opportunity…
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Krewe of NAMAC parades through the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
At the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, they got the carnival fun started early on Friday. The good times were rolling for the Krewe of…
Veterans tour the Gulfport Police Department
Gulfport police hosting a few veterans from the Armed Forces Retirement Home today. The veterans toured the police facility and met with the SWAT Team. As a special treat, a…
Armed Forces Retirement Home holds Veterans Day Ceremony and Open House
The Armed Forces Retirement Home hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony and Open House earlier today. This event, honoring all who served, featured helicopter landings, vehicles…
Honoring veterans through their artwork
One community college on the Gulf Coast is honoring veterans. MGCCC’s Visual Arts School is showcasing artwork done by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. The exhibit began…
Patriot Tour stops at Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
The Nation of Patriots hosted a flag transfer ceremony Thursday as part of their annual Patriot Tour. WXXV News 25’s Sam Parker was at the Armed…
Veterans reflect on sacrifice and loss ahead of Memorial Day holiday
Veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home honored the fallen with an early Memorial Day ceremony. Each member of the Armed Forces, from the day of enlistment,…
Armed Forces Retirement Home holds Memorial Day Ceremony
It was a powerful morning at the Armed Forces Retirement Home as they held their Memorial Day Ceremony. The pool deck was filled with men and women dressed…
Armed Forces Retirement Home hiring for nursing positions
Due to the nationwide nursing shortage, Armed Forces Retirement Home hosted a nursing open house. The retirement home is looking to fill many full time and intermittent positions,…
Armed Forces Retirement Home holding Nursing Open House
The Armed Forces Retirement Home takes care of our veterans in their later years, but they need help. Joining us today to talk about an open house to…
Oldest veteran turns 103 at Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
A party is being held this weekend for the oldest veteran at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. Mrs. Lois was filled with joy…
Cruisin’ Parade held at Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
This afternoon, folks at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport were able to experience a taste of the Largest Block Party in the World with…
AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday thanked the Defense Logistics Agency for granting her request to expedite the delivery of equipment necessary for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. Hyde-Smith sought the machinery and supplies…
Armed Forces Retirement Home celebrates ‘Cruisin’ the Coast’
It was a blast from the past today over at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Some solid gold oldies played over the speakers as hundreds of beautiful cars made their way through for all the veterans to see. This is…
Fifth annual Vettes for Vets Parade
A local car club decided to celebrate our nation’s birthday with some veterans! Gulfport is home to the only Armed Forces Retirement Home outside of Washington, D.C. and the Gulfport Corvette Club brought a Fourth of July celebration right to…
Armed Forces Retirement Home presents check to Feed my Sheep
People from the Armed Forces Retirement Home gave back to the community in a big way today. They spent the majority of their life serving their country, now they are giving back to their community! The Protestant Congregation at the…
Gulfport Fire responds to chemical leak at Armed Forces Retirement Home
This afternoon, Gulfport Fire Department responded to a call from the Armed Forces Retirement Home for a supposed chemical leak. Once units arrived on scene they realized they were dealing with a chlorine leak. The leak was coming from a…
Armed Forces Retirement Home Mardi Gras Parade
The Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport filled the hallways with floats and beads at their Mardi Gras Parade and Social. The Krewe of NAMAC, which consisted of Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard residents had a blast…
Armed Forces Retirement Home response to rate increase
There has been a lot of buzz around the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport since the announcement of fees being raised in April of this year which has caused over 100 residents to move. Today, officials at the AFRH…
Armed Forces Retirement Home rate increase
Imagine your rent going up by almost $1600, shocking right? Well, that is a reality for some residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. Robert Guenther turned 19-years-old while he was in basic training for the Air Force.…
Flag Day Ceremony
Today we look back at the lives sacrificed so we can fly the flag high today and some who now live at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport still remember the faces of those who paid the ultimate price…
Rent increase at Armed Forces Retirement Home
Rent for some veterans living at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport and in Washington, D.C. will rise to cover a $22 million annual deficit to operate the homes. Residents were informed Monday that rent currently capped at 40…
Honoring our veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home
Hundreds of people gathered on a single mission at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport today for its annual open house. News 25’s Toni Miles was at this annual event and shows us how people from all walks of…
Cruisin’ the Coast at the Armed Forces Retirement Home
For those at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, it’s not possible for many of the residents to go out to Cruisin’ the Coast events. With the help of a local car club, Cruisin’ the Coast was brought to…