Category: TMF Community Stories
On the day 1stLt Travis Manion (USMC) died on April 29, 2007, he was on a mission with fellow Marine Chuck Segel in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.
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At TMF, we are using this time to pay tribute to the service members who gave their lives and also to honor the families they left behind, including survivors like...
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The Army-Navy football game is so much more than a game. This year, I took my sons for the first time.
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We believe it is our duty to preserve their legacies of character and service for this generation and the next.
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In all of 2019, nearly 8,000 Spartans of all ages organized, led, and participated in more than 200 community service projects as part of Operation Legacy.
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Travis Manion Foundation believes veterans are the greatest civic assets our nation has to offer and we take Veterans Day and the month of November to reflect on what they mean to us.
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On September 11, 2001, I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed 25-year-old from Texas living the life in New York City. That day and the days and weeks to follow changed my life forever. I will never forget the moment it happened...
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This former Marine and current football coach insisted on character training to turn his team’s season around.
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Monica Velez lost both brothers while they were serving in uniform, and in her grief, she lost herself. Here’s how TMF helped her rediscover her purpose and identity.
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On National Purple Heart Day, Army veteran Earl Lundy recalls the explosion in Afghanistan that led to his award, and how he came to embody the recognition in the years that followed.
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