The Honor Foundation

The Honor Foundation 2024 Houston Benefit Dinner, Presented by H. Malcolm Stewart, was truly a night to remember! Thank you H. Malcolm Stewart for your enduring commitment to our program and for helping THF develop a growing network of support for the U.S. Special Operations community in Houston.

A special thank you to Deborah Duncan for leading the night as our spirited emcee, and a special thank you to our honored speaker, the Honorable Michael R. Pompeo for sharing your personal message about the importance of our Special Operations Community in support of National Defense, and your genuine support for our veterans and families in transition. We are grateful for you both and your continued support of our mission.

Thank you to THF Alumna, Allison Black, and SOF Spouse, Rachel Drew for sharing their personal stories of service, sacrifice, resilience, and the challenges of military transition with our Houston community.

Thank you to our loyal sponsors and donors for your generous support and for helping us make this year’s event a success! We look forward to building upon our relationships within the Houston community for years to come. We are grateful for your affinity and continued support of our mission and the military families we serve! We encourage you to stay engaged with our mission through involvement with the program and the upcoming TREK to Houston in 2025. Please contact [email protected] for more details on ways to stay involved.

🔗 View the full photo gallery:
https://thehonorfoundation.shootproof.com/gallery/2024houston
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WORK OUT WITH US!
The Honor Foundation is taking on the Burpees for Vets Challenge!

Burpees for Vets is a fun and challenging way to raise funds for THF! We're doing burpees to honor those who have served our nation. This is how you can help:

1. Click the link below and explore the campaign details.
2. Make a donation, big or small - every bit counts!
3. Join us in the challenge and do your part!
4. Spread the word! Share this post and encourage your friends and family to get involved.

Let's stand together in support of our veterans who've sacrificed so much for our freedom. It's time to give back and show them our gratitude.

Thank you for being part of this incredible journey. Together, we can make a lasting impact and provide veterans with the support they deserve.

Join the Burpees for Vets campaign today and help make a difference!

https://app.wegive.com/burpees-for-vets/form/thf-2024

THF friends in North Carolina! Join The Honor Foundation this Saturday, November 2 at Surf City Live NC featuring performances by Clint Black and musical guests Easton Corbin and Kassi Ashton! Stop by the THF tent for cold beverage and watch the screens for Alumni testimonials and ways to give. Gates open at 4:00pm and the show kicks off at 4:30pm.

Visit the link in the comments for more information and all FAQs. Tickets are still available.

See you there!

We’re pleased to announce that Wounded Warrior Project has again named us as a community partner for 2024/2025. For several years, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with this incredible organization as a partner to help achieve their mission to provide a broader and more complete range of services to build a trusted network of support that greatly improve the lives of warriors, their families, and caregivers. We are so proud to be included in this group of best-in-class veteran service organizations, and to again passionately support WWP in its pursuits to support our veteran community.

Read the full press release here:
https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/veterans-1f11b1951a2cdad02c13b40eabdd34c6

Thank you, WWP!

To our honored guests, dignitaries, friends of The Honor Foundation both old and new, and all of the NYC community, thank you for celebrating the women and men of US Special Operations at our 2024 NYC Benefit Dinner at the Bryant Park Grill this past Thursday evening.

We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did; it was wonderful to have you all in attendance.

Please look for a separate announcement with a date for our 2025 event, but in the meantime, all the photos from this year can be found at: https://thehonorfoundation.shootproof.com/gallery/2024nyc

Thanks again, New York! 🇺🇸 🍎

Thank you to Deborah Duncan, Senior Producer and Host of "Great Day Houston" on KHOU 11 News, for welcoming THF Director of Impact J.P. Tuthill and THF Alumnus Dan Bailey to your show!

We look forward to having you as our emcee at the THF Houston Gala Presented by H. Malcolm Stewart on October 24!

Meet the group helping elite service members transition into civilian life and take on their next leadership role The Honor Foundation helps Special Operation Forces find meaningful careers after transitioning into civilian life.

We're excited to annouce that we have teamed up with the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts 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://www.intercontinentalsandiego.com/salute-san-diego

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 [email protected].

Today is Gold Star Mothers and Family Day — a day dedicated to the mothers, fathers and families who have lost their loved one while serving our country. Let’s honor these families and the memory of the fallen service members today and every day.

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, 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://support.honor.org/event/houston-gala-or-2024/e554188

Registration deadline October 17.
See you in Houston!

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 here: https://thehonorfoundation.shootproof.com/2024swimforsof

And to keep the energy high, swimmers, sign up for 2025:
https://support.honor.org/event/2025-swim-for-sof/e616179

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Thank you for the opportunity to share our mission with your viewers, Tampa Bay's Morning Blend!

The Honor Foundation Helping U.S. Special Operations Forces Transition to Civilian Life The Honor Foundation is a non-profit organization that operates a nationally recognized career transition institute for the U.S. Special Operations Forces communities in the military.

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://www.honor.org/event/2024-new-york-benefit-dinner/

For more information or contact Skip McKee at [email protected].

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 and our Presenting Sponsor Sunbelt Rentals for your continuous support and belief in the Swim for SOF event. To our event sponsors: NextEra Energy, Anduril, GOVX, JPMorganChase, State of Alabama and Rep. Kerry Underwood, EOTECH, Apollo, InSpectre Solutions, SYM Financial Advisors, Bubs Naturals, San Diego Yacht Charters, the 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. To all those who donated special items to our silent auction – your small contribution makes a great impact. To our speakers: RADM Sands, Josh Szott, CEO and co-Founder of Surefox and Shane McKenzie, 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://support.honor.org/event/2024-swim-for-sof/e535755
Sign up for 2025: https://support.honor.org/swim-2025

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“One of the worst days in America’s history saw some of the bravest acts in Americans’ history. We’ll always honor the heroes of 9/11. And here at this hallowed place, we pledge that we will never forget their sacrifice.” —President George W. Bush at the Pentagon in 2008

Today, we join the nation in remembering those who lost their lives and those who sacrificed their own. May we never forget.

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#911

Cheers to our 4th Annual Swim for SOF event this Saturday and the After After-Party at Protector Brewery! 🍻

Join us this Saturday, September 14th for The Honor Foundation’s 4th Annual Swim for SOF! Participants will swim from Coronado’s Glorietta Bay to the USS Midway to raise money for , a transition assistance program for Special Operators exiting the military.

Following the after-party at the Intercontinental Hotel, Protector Brewery will be hosting a nightcap at our new taproom, located right below the Intercontinental sunset deck, between Starbucks and Del Fresco’s.

Owned and operated by Navy SEAL Veteran and Honor Foundation alum Sean Haggerty, the name and aesthetic of Protector Brewery “Hide Site” is a nod to his military service, with an upscale twist. With 28 taps to choose from, we offer a variety of beverages including USDA Organic craft beer, draft cocktails, hard kombucha, hard seltzer, cider and wine.

Protector also offers 1 hour free parking validation for the Intercontinental Hotel garage. We hope to see you there!