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{{Short description|Facilities that house retired US military service members}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} | {{Short description|Facilities that house retired US military service members}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} | ||
The '''Armed Forces Retirement Home''' refers to one of two | The '''Armed Forces Retirement Home''' refers to one of two Old Soldiers' retirement homes, one in Gulfport, Mississippi, the [[Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington|other]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], that house veterans and retired members of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. | ||
==Current status== | ==Current status== | ||
In 1991 Congress incorporated the U.S. Naval Home (opened in 1834) and U. S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (founded in 1851) into an independent establishment of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government named the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) Agency. In 2002, the names of the two homes were officially changed to The Armed Forces Retirement Home – Gulfport and The Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington.<ref>24 USC Chapter 10 Section 411 – Armed Forces Retirement Home, 01/03/2012 (112–90) {{cite web|url=http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/24C10.txt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104014324/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/24C10.txt |archive-date=2012-11-04 }}</ref> | In 1991 Congress incorporated the U.S. Naval Home (opened in 1834) and U. S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (founded in 1851) into an independent establishment of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government named the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) Agency. In 2002, the names of the two homes were officially changed to The Armed Forces Retirement Home – Gulfport and The Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington.<ref>24 USC Chapter 10 Section 411 – Armed Forces Retirement Home, 01/03/2012 (112–90) {{cite web|url=http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/24C10.txt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104014324/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/24C10.txt |archive-date=2012-11-04 }}</ref> | ||