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“I had no idea that when I kissed him at the Watertown little airport, it would be the last time,” says Katherine Turner, wife of Sergeant Major Wardell Turner. Serving Our Country in Afghanistan, SGM Turner was killed by a bomb attack, his family giving the ultimate sacrifice.

The work that Patti Brady does to improve the lives of Our Veterans is “just enormous and incalculable.” From housing the homeless to helping connect Our Heroes with vital services, “I was trying to be the person that could bring a bridge,” she says “or be in the gap of services that fell apart to

“There’s a lot more to the picture on the wall that you should know about,” says Greg Lange, Captain of the Fairfax County Fire Department during 9/11. As part of the team asked to share a message of hope to America on that tragic day, he was struck by “the size and scope of it.”

“The most defining event in my life was when I was ordered to lead Marines into combat,” says retired WWII Veteran Lou Schott. His wise advice at age 100: “Let’s do our best to keep Our Country the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

Honor Flight Network has taken 244,000 Veterans to visit their memorials in Washington, DC. “Our whole purpose in an Honor Flight Day is to thank the Veterans for their service, to give them a thank you that perhaps they never got when they came back.”

50 kamikaze aircraft “came winging in under the darkening skies.” Veteran Russ Miller was there, along with his brother during WWII. His family continues to serve Our Country, which makes him genuinely proud. So are we.

From Florida, Michigan, Maryland, and beyond, the stories of selfless people helping others during this pandemic are inspiring to us all. Watch this collection of personal Thank You’s for those who went above and beyond to serve.

From Philadelphia to North Myrtle Beach, Delaware to Maryland and all across America, the stories of selfless people helping others during this pandemic are inspiring to us all. Watch this collection of personal Thank You’s for those who went above and beyond to serve.

“When the battle starts and somebody gets wounded it’s my job to fix ‘em and hopefully bring ‘em back alive.” That’s Corpsman Jerry Pedrin describing his mission in Vietnam. Even after earning 5 Purple Hearts, enduring multiple shrapnel wounds, hand-to-hand combat scars and a gunshot to the chest, he’s still committed to helping. We’re proud

That was the warning Nurse Mary Damon received after volunteering to land on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasions. Her bravery is what inspired granddaughter Brett Johnson, now a Captain at the largest volunteer rescue squad organization in the country. Together they share a legacy of service to Our Country and Our Communities.