Capt. Kathy Manley Thorp served for 37 years as a Navy nurse and retired in 2017. After losing her husband, Navy Capt. Owen Thorp, to cancer in 2017, Capt. Kathy Manley Thorp became part of a group of military spouses whose persistence ended the “widow’s tax,” a legal offset that cost young military widows thousands of dollars annually.

Last Updated: 29 March 2023