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Who We Serve

Veterans of Every Conflict

Serving veterans is not only our duty as citizens, but our patriotic privilege. No matter how they served or where they deployed, we honor and celebrate every hero who has ever worn the cloth of our nation.

Veterans of Every Conflict

Why We Serve

The Veterans In My Family Have Always Been My Inspiration

In the 1960s and early 1970s, as a young teenager, I watched as men and women, not much older than I, deployed to Vietnam. They answered their nation’s call to service by volunteering or through the draft, risking their lives each day in the jungles of Southeast Asia. My wife’s two brothers and a brother-in-law served in...

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The Need

No Veteran Should Feel Forgotten. Ever.

  1. Directionless After Service

    Serving is all-consuming. When the intense structure of military life and its close-knit community is suddenly gone, many service members are left feeling lost and hopeless.

  2. From The Front Lines Into Shadows

    The divide between the public and the military can make a veteran rejoining civilian life after service feel like a foreigner in their own country.

  3. Government Help Is Not Enough

    Too often, our veteran communities face a crisis of homelessness, unemployment, and mental health challenges.

  4. We Can Always Do More

    We must honor the remarkable sacrifices of our veterans by ensuring they receive the support, care, and resources they need to live with the dignity and respect they deserve.

The Cost of Freedom

15.8M

As of 2023, there were approximately 15.8 million veterans in the United States. All deserve our respect.

Will you be there for our veterans in their time of need?

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