Recently, I attended a Navy retirement ceremony for someone who had given 21 years of their life to the United States Navy.  He had accomplished a lot during that timespan for the Navy and [...]

Memorials on the National Mall are important for our nation.  It’s not only a place of honor and remembrance for those who gave their lives, but also for those who served and survived the war.  [...]

By Matt Gannon So why is a lobbyist for an insurance company contributing a blog post for the GWOT Memorial Foundation?  In short, luck, gratitude and a calling.  I could go on all day about how [...]

By Mike Hennelly Spending the 4th of July thinking about a memorial for those who fought in the Global War on Terror has the advantage of putting the issue in an interesting perspective. The [...]

By Lisa Wong When Andrew, GWOT MF’s #bossman, told me the organization was looking for board members, especially Air Force representation, it was a no brainer!  I had my application ready before [...]

By Melissa Kim On the morning of September 11, 2001, my high school Spanish class was interrupted by the announcement that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. As I stared out of the window [...]

Approximately two years ago my long-time friend and classmate from West Point, Andrew Brennan, gave me a call while I was wandering the grocery store. He said he had an idea for a non-profit and [...]

By William Lutz What do I do? Hi everybody. I’m Will, and I run the tech around here at GWOT MF HQ. Like my tech skills, not perfect but gets the job done. I’m responsible for making sure the [...]

My inspiration for deciding to pursue this worthwhile, yet extremely challenging endeavor began with my interactions with Veterans of the Vietnam War. Just shy of a year and a half after leaving [...]

By Matt Mccallum “When the satisfaction or the security of another person becomes as significant to one as one’s own satisfaction or security, then the state of love exists. Under no other [...]