The Honor Foundation

The Honor Foundation is excited to welcome Chad Miller to THF Team as the Director of Programs at the Fort Liberty | Fayetteville Campus launching in 2025! Chad retired after 30 years of service with 21 of them in Special Forces. After retirement he served as an advocate for the SOCOM Wounded Care Program. He is a proud husband and father that enjoys time with his family. Read his THF bio here: https://lnkd.in/g2AXBaQ9. Welcome to the THF Family, Chad, and stay tuned to learn more about THF’s new campus!

We're excited to announce that we have teamed up with the InterContinental San Diego to celebrate our nation's military heroes and support the career transition of the men and women serving the Special Operations Forces community. Book the Military Appreciation offer with the hotel for stays from September 9 – November 11, 2024 and 5% of the proceeds will benefit THF. For more details and to book your visit (or staycation), visit: https://lnkd.in/gePkFkDy

What an incredible evening with our closest supporters in Austin, TX. The fourth annual THF Austin Benefit dinner presented by SkyFi and SynMax was a remarkable night indeed. A special thank you to VADM Joe Maguire for his speech and insight into the difficulties veterans face with transition. Thank you to THF Alumnus Chris Brown for sharing his personal story and the impact THF’s program has had on his life and military transition. Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, and guests for joining us to hear these stories and learn about THF’s impactful mission. Your generous support will ensure that THF can continue to serve these incredible men and women with honor for life! We can’t thank our mighty Austin committee enough for their devotion to this event and THF’s mission. See you next year on September 25, 2025! If you don’t want to miss out on next year’s special event, contact J.P. Tuthill at jp@honor.org.

T-minus 30 days until the THF Houston Gala presented by H. Malcolm Stewart on Thursday, October 24, 2024! Thank you to our patriotic sponsors for your support of this special event and our eternal mission: H. Malcolm Stewart, Quanta Services, Inc., NextEra Energy, Inc., Depco Power Systems, Fueltrax, Razzoo's Cajun Cafe, and Keith and Sandi Oden. Join us for a special evening to support our Nation’s Special Operations veterans with an opportunity to meet and hear from one of our nation’s foremost leaders on national security and geopolitics, the Honorable Michael R. Pompeo, 70th Secretary of State (2018-2021) and former Director of CIA (2017-2018). The gala will honor our nation's elite warriors and raise support for their career transition from active duty service. Sponsorship and tickets can be purchased at https://lnkd.in/gbKKPeGf Registration deadline October 17. See you in Houston!

OUR TEAM IS GROWING! The Honor Foundation is searching for a dynamic, agile and passionate individual to join our team and serve our mission. The THF People Team serves as a trusted advisor while translating the career experiences of our Fellows and Alumni, and educating and influencing employers and others around the workforce development, talent management and leadership opportunities. If you are a seasoned professional who understands the career experiences of SOF professionals and want to work along us to support transitioning members of the Special Operations Forces community in finding their next mission in life after active duty service, please review the available opportunity or contact Lindsay Cashin directly.

A picture worth a thousand strokes! The 2024 Swim for SOF photo gallery is live! Thank you again to everyone who helped make this year's event the best one yet. We encourage you to repost and share these moments on social with your family, friends and network, and be sure to tag The Honor Foundation. View the full gallery: https://lnkd.in/gXGpGxvg And to keep the energy high, swimmers, sign up for 2025: https://lnkd.in/g58itccU Enjoy!!

Thank you to Allison Godlove and Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend for providing Dan Snyder and The Honor Foundation the opportunity to share our mission with your viewers! View the full article and video here: https://lnkd.in/gWPzQJze

The Honor Foundation is excited to have Trent Breland join THF Team as the Director of Programs for our JBLM Campus! Trent retired after 20 years of service, starting his Army career with the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina before an amazing 16 years as a Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington. In addition to his military career, Trent and his wife Katie own multiple award-winning salons. The two have been married for 17 years and have two thriving children, a son Degan (15) and daughter Quinn (12). THF now provides Trent a platform to continue his mission of service to others in his new role as the JBLM Program Director. Read his THF bio here: https://lnkd.in/gyyZGDgQ. Welcome to the THF Family, Trent!

Please join The Honor Foundation, men and women of U.S. Special Operations, business and civic leaders from the greater NYC area, and patriotic Americans from all over the country for THF's 2024 New York Benefit Dinner at the Bryant Park Grill in Midtown on Thursday, October 17. We're thrilled to welcome retired U.S. Army Four-Star officer and the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command, General Joseph L. Votel as our featured speaker for the evening. During his 39 years in the military, General Votel commanded special operations and conventional military forces at every level. His career included combat in Panama, Afghanistan and Iraq, and notably led a 79-member coalition that successfully liberated Iraq and Syria from the Islamic State Caliphate. He preceded his assignment at CENTCOM with service as the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and the Joint Special Operations Command. Along with other members of Special Operations, spouses and New York’s business leaders, we invite you for an evening not to be missed. Thank you for your support of the brave men and women of Special Operations that The Honor Foundation serves, and continues to serve for life. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/gVcgZ7du For more information or contact Skip McKee at skip@honor.org.

On September 14, 2024, The Honor Foundation held its largest Swim for SOF event to date with over 120 swimmers who all showed their grit in an incredible display of athleticism, determination, and camaraderie. Our participants included THF Alumni, event sponsors, and mission supporters who crushed the challenging 3.3 mile swim from Coronado Island to the USS Midway with two tribute workouts. This event takes countless hours behind-the-scenes and requires a huge amount of support, and we are endlessly grateful to all who make it possible. Thank you to our Title Sponsor Surefox North America and our Presenting Sponsor Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. for your continuous support and belief in the Swim for SOF event. To our event sponsors: NextEra Energy Resources, Anduril Industries, GOVX, JPMorganChase, State of Alabama and Rep. Kerry Underwood, EOTECH, Apollo Global Management, Inc., InSpectre Solutions, SYM Financial Advisors, BUBS Naturals, San Diego Yacht Charter Company, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts San Diego, the USS Midway Museum —we greatly appreciate your generosity, participation and partnership. And thank the Navy SEAL Foundation, our Founding Partner, for their continued support of our mission, our organization and the NSW community. To our Tribe of Volunteers: we could not have done this without you. You were exceptional. Victoria Campbell, Kenne Melonas, Travis Nelson, Judd Ben-Jacob, and Natalia Nowicka, MBA — thank you. To all those who donated special items to our silent auction – your small contribution makes a great impact. To our speakers: RADM Sands, Joshua Szott, CEO and co-Founder of Surefox and Shane (Mac) McKenzie, SOF, Dssm, Director of Veterans and Impact Programs of Sunbelt Rentals—your remarks truly captured the great meaning that this event and community has, and we’re so grateful to you for articulating the spirit of the day in such a beautiful way. Thank you to THF Alumnus Jason Goyanko for your commitment to the event year after year. And to all those who were there and are sharing, tagging, and spreading awareness about this event across your network, we are beyond appreciative for your support. Save the date for September 13, 2025! In the meantime, stay tuned for more Swim for SOF photos and videos on the way! Donate to 2024: https://lnkd.in/gPPrsXVU Register for 2025: https://lnkd.in/g58itccU And that's a wrap for Swim for SOF 2024! 🇺🇸