The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) in
Washington, DC is among the oldest veterans’
retirement homes in the United States. Established
in 1851, it has been a haven of care and
comfort to disabled and aging veterans since
before the Civil War. Located on 272 acres
in the heart of the nation’s capital, the AFRH
has also been home to four U.S. Presidents,
including Abraham Lincoln. Today, the AFRH
is home to more than 1,200 retired military
personnel, a number of whom were displaced
from the AFRH in Gulfport, Mississippi after the
campus was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Residents at the Washington, DC campus represent
veterans who have served from World
War II to Desert Storm.