Congratulations to AFF team member CW5 Phyllis Wilson/Phyllis Wilson, U.S. Army Reserve, on her induction into the Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame.
We hope you enjoyed your day and thank you for all of your support!
At the USSOCOM Care Coalition Conference
AFF Director Peter Quintanilla has been at the USSOCOM Care Coalition conference in Tampa for the past couple of days spreading the word about AFF and talking about our upcoming trip to Scotland to participate in the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity The Cateran Yomp! Read more
The Iwo Jima Memorial and the MCM
72 years ago today, February 23, 1945, U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and raised a pair of American flags over Iwo Jima. AFF will be running the Marine Corps Marathon in October which finishes at the Iwo Jima Memorial at Arlington. Read more
Wreaths Across America
A team from AFF, along with staff members from Lockheed Martin, today assisted with laying wreaths on the graves of fallen service personnel at Arlington National Cemetery. Read more
Merry Christmas
Our thoughts at Christmas are particularly with those away from home, and those families missing loved ones at this special time of year.
OCIO Supports Allied Wounded at the Marine Corps Marathon
From the internal website of the Department of Homeland Security, from MCM volunteer Maryellen ‘MJ’ Jadick:
Wounded warriors from the United Kingdom and other allied nations have run in the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) with their American counterparts for the past seven years. Read more
A Welcoming Letter…
The following letter from Congresswoman Barbara J. Comstock was addressed to all our visiting wounded who travelled to this year’s Marine Corps Marathon. We are honoured to share it here.
Barbara Comstock is currently a Republican member of the U.S. Congress from Virginia’s 10th District.
Remembrance Day Observance 2016
The Allied Forces Foundation Pipes & Drums were present at the Remembrance Sunday Ceremony and Observance held at the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden (formerly the British Garden/British Memorial Garden) in Manhattan on Sunday, November 13, 2016. Read more
Ukrainian soldiers run in 41st Marine Corps Marathon
From The Ukrainian Weekly, 11.13.16
A team of Ukrainian wounded warriors – some of whom were ATO veterans who were undergoing rehabilitation in medical centers in Washington, Chicago and Philadelphia – participated in the 41st U.S. Marine Corps Marathon on October 30 in Washington. Read more
Veterans Day 2016
Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors all military veterans, that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. Read more