Hi Friend,

On Veterans Day we celebrate veterans from generations past, and we welcome new generations of veterans each year as they complete their tenures of service to our country.

Since our nation’s founding, brave Americans from every generation have answered the call to serve in uniform and put their lives on the line to defend this country. On November 11th, as we mark Veterans Day, we honor all those men and women who have served this nation in uniform.

We deeply appreciate the multiple deployments, long separations from loved ones, and the tragic consequences of war that these servicepeople have endured on our behalf. Our country is safer because of the sacrifices each and every one of our veterans have made. 

As we have witnessed in our collaborations with Team Red, White and Blue, the Military Child Education Coalition, and Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America, our veterans’ service didn’t end when they took off the uniform, they continue their work to serve their communities here at home. This year Responsibililty.org collaborated with Mike Erwin, Founder and Executive Director of Team Red, White and Blue, as well as Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, USN (ret.) in “Responsibility Starts with Me” videos (linked below) to raise awareness of the growing concern regarding alcohol misuse within the veteran community. 

Let us all renew our pledge to care for those who have borne the battle with bravery and distinction. I challenge each of us to find a means to thank a veteran both on Veterans Day and throughout the rest of the year as well.

To all of our veterans and your families – thank you for everything you have done for our country. You are among the best of us, and we deeply appreciate your service and sacrifice.

Chris Swonger
President and CEO, Responsibility.org