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STOP THE BLEED® Veterans Spotlighted in Department of Defense Publication, Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes | May 5 2025

Veterans have been contributing to the STOP THE BLEED® campaign for the past decade, and this dedication was highlighted by Stars and Stripes, the official Department of Defense online publication, last week through their dedicated article spotlighting two Veterans and Licensed Stop The Bleed Coalition Instructors: Marcelo and Joshua.

Read a sneak peak of the article below, and check out the full article at Stripes.com ([link removed]) .

“When US Army Combat Medic Marcelo Bini transitioned out of military service to law enforcement in 2016, he was determined to keep serving his community in a meaningful way. A licensed STOP THE BLEED® Instructor through the Stop The Bleed Coalition, Marcelo saw the program as a natural extension of his passion for teaching and his mission to protect and empower others. “I wanted to continue engaging the community around me by teaching how lives can be saved using the STOP THE BLEED® program,” he said. In 2018, that mission took him beyond his home in Texas—to Brazil—where he began teaching STOP THE BLEED® to police officers, school teachers, and students.

Veterans like Marcelo are joining members of the public and organizations across the globe to celebrate STOP THE BLEED® Day on May 22, 2025, a day dedicated to raising awareness and providing life-saving training to the public. STOP THE BLEED® is an official program of the U.S. Department of Defense, which recently launched the new DoD STOP THE BLEED® website. It is designed to train and equip the public to be able to treat traumatic injuries involving severe bleeding until the first responders arrive. It is based on lessons learned by the DoD during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on how best to control severe bleeding.

USN Veteran turned Firefighter and EMT Joshua Chiarini learned those lessons first hand while serving in Iraq. He became a STOP THE BLEED® Instructor because he’d witnessed first hand how fast lives can be lost—and how quickly they can be saved—with just a little knowledge and the right mindset. “As a combat veteran and firefighter, I’ve worked in some of the most high-pressure environments, and what’s clear across every scene is that time matters. Teaching STOP THE BLEED® allows me to give that power to the public—students, teachers, parents, first responders—anyone. It’s not about being perfect; it’s about being prepared. STOP THE BLEED® turns panic into purpose and bystanders into lifesavers.”
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New! Letters to the Editor available for Instructors and Ambassadors

STOP THE BLEED® Project | May 2025

The STOP THE BLEED® Project has released a NEW resource for Instructors and Ambassadors looking to get more involved with and spread the word about the STOP THE BLEED® campaign this STOP THE BLEED® Month.

Downloadable Letter to the Editor templates are now available so you can promote the campaign to the local news outlets and stations in your community.

You can access your downloadable Letter to the Editor template under the “Resources” section of the STOP THE BLEED® Project website. ([link removed])
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STOP THE BLEED® Day is coming up!

STOP THE BLEED® Project | May 2025

We wanted to provide a comprehensive list of everything you can do now to begin preparing and to participate in this year’s STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day activities!

Everyone:
* Create your plan for participating in this year’s NEW 2025 STOP THE BLEED® Trainathon. Are you licensed to teach classes? Can you help instructors and organizations in your area spread the word about their classes? Can you join your first STOP THE BLEED® class or refresh your skills?
* Download and print out the Raise Your Hand poster so you can participate in the Raise Your Hand campaign on STOP THE BLEED® Day by posting a photo of yourself with your poster on social media
* Think: What is your STOP THE BLEED® Story? What made you get involved with the campaign? Have you experienced or witnessed a STOP THE BLEED® save? During STOP THE BLEED® Month, take a short video of yourself telling us about your STOP THE BLEED® story, we’ll be re-sharing these videos on our own social accounts.
* Listen to the STOP THE BLEED® Podcast to get up to date on all of the updates and programs available this STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day while also finding inspiration in the stories of our various guests
* Follow our social accounts to make sure you stay up to date on all things STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day this year! You can find our official accounts at the bottom of this email.

Licensed Instructors and Organizations:
* Create your plan for teaching STOP THE BLEED® classes during the NEW 2025 STOP THE BLEED® Trainathon. The Stop The Bleed Coalition has created a FREE Checklist of the steps you need to take to be ready for the Trainathon. Licensed Instructors and Organizations can access this checklist in their portals under Training Aids at stopthebleedcoalition.org
* Organizations: begin preparing or submit your application for our STOP THE BLEED® Grant Program

Ambassadors:
* Think about ways YOU can spread the word about STOP THE BLEED® Day this year! Use your Ambassador Toolkit as a resource.

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Thanks for reading! We’ll see you next month.

-Stop The Bleed Coalition


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The Coalition is a community of individuals and organizations who are passionate about the STOP THE BLEED® campaign. The Coalition’s goal is to support the growth and impact of the campaign by providing access to information and services to the growing STOP THE BLEED® community as well as financial support to the STOP THE BLEED® Project.

STOP THE BLEED® is a campaign to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. It is a public/private partnership led by the Department of Defense and many other stakeholders, including the Stop the Bleed Coalition.

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