Once back home in Chicago, the two soldiers used their experiences as motivation to launch a nonprofit called Leave No Veteran Behind, dedicated to relieving the educational debt of those who have served in the military.
At the “VA National Summit Ending Homelessness among Veterans,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki unveiled the department’s comprehensive plan to end homelessness among Veterans by marshalling the resources of government, business and the private sector.
The Hometown Heroes Experience is intended to honor America’s military veterans by collecting their stories on DVD, preserving them for future generations, and featuring them in a new vivid exhibit.
Five- to-seven minute fully edited digital stories are produced from interviews and conversations with veterans and are a part of the permanent Hometown Heroes Experience archive. This archive of stories is available through the internet, at www.hometown-heroes.org, and on the outdoor 150 sq. ft. big screen, as well as the interior touch screens of the traveling exhibit/interactive theater.
It is now possible for your company to reach 2 million veterans and their families.