How many people understand the value of the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)?

I had the opportunity to volunteer today at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) - Washington, in Northeast Washington DC during a celebration of the Army's 239th Birthday. It was a real eye opener for myself and my Brigade CSM who had never really given the AFRH a whole lot of thought. But maybe we all should, especially us enlisted Soldiers. Does everyone realize that they pay $.50 every month to support the AFRH? Or that all monies deducted as a result of Article 15s go to support the homes? If you don't know the qualifications for living there later in your life, it's worth looking into; I found it very interesting.

I see this as a huge benefit to our servicemembers that isn't discussed much except maybe once or twice in a career, and even then probably not very much in depth. Does anyone else have experience working with the AFRH? I'm looking at making them my primary volunteer location.

I had the opportunity today to talk to the lone Pearl Harbor survivor who lives at this particular home. He is a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam and retired as a First Sergeant before I was born. Truly humbling to participate with these veterans today!