NFM Lending is pleased to honor Petty Officer 2nd Class Yasmine Charles, USN, as the NFM Salute for December 2021. Charles was born in Haiti and moved to the United States with her father and stepmother when she was 12. They relocated to New York, but the change of...
NFM Lending is pleased to honor Sergeant Major Matthew Krenz, ARNG, Retired, as the NFM Salute for November 2021. Even as a young child, Krenz knew he wanted to become a soldier. Two of his grandfathers had served in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, and their stories...
NFM Lending is pleased to honor Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, USMC, as the NFM Salute for October 2021. Espinoza grew up in Rio Bravo, TX. Even as a young child, he dreamed of becoming a Marine and protecting his country. “He was just wanting to do the...
NFM Lending is pleased to honor Harold Gladden IV, USN, as the NFM Salute for September 2021. Gladden grew up in Lubbock, TX, into a large and loving family. He had a larger-than-life presence and an easygoing smile that he was quick to share. His mother, Margaret...
NFM Lending is pleased to honor Senior Airman Gretchen Smith, USAF, as the NFM Salute for August 2021. Smith grew up in North Carolina, where she was exposed to the effects of war and trauma through her father, Danny E. Smiley. Smiley was a Bronze Star Veteran who...
