This Veterans Day, please join the Congressional Medal of Honor Society in thanking our nation’s veterans for their service—whether they are serving now or retired long ago.

Supporting veterans is a priority all year long for Medal of Honor Recipients. Whether through their own efforts and foundations or through the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Valor Outreach Program, there are many ways that Recipients seek to provide support to those who serve and to increase the visibility of organizations that share the mission to help veterans. 

The Society’s Valor Outreach Program connects Recipients to veterans through organizations dedicated to the resiliency and wellness challenges of the veteran and military communities. Recipients use their personal experiences to engage veterans and active-duty service members to provide emotional support and advocate for veterans’ needs. 

Recipients have addressed a variety of topics including:

• Mental health, including post-traumatic stress and suicide prevention
• Alcohol and substance abuse or addiction
• Behavioral or physical challenges
• Physical or mental abuse
• Transition to civilian life

Past Valor Outreach Program events have ranged from seminars and forums to professional development sessions or leadership workshops in which Recipients participate as speakers, team leaders, or even to provide camaraderie and inspiration.

Apart from their participation in the Valor Outreach Program, Recipients also share their time, experiences, and perspectives with veterans and veterans-focused organizations providing critical resources to those who have served.

In honor of this important work, we are pleased to highlight some of the many organizations that Medal of Honor Recipients have worked with through the Valor Outreach Program or through their own efforts. 

3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division 

AirPower Foundation 

Allen J. Lynch Medal of Honor Veterans Foundation 

American Veterans First 

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. 

Bob Woodruff Foundation – Got Your 6 Network 

Boulder Crest Foundation 

Carolina Freedom Foundation 

Center for American Values

Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center 

Cohen Veterans Network 

First Division Museum at Cantigny

Fisher House Foundation

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

Gary Sinise Foundation 

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 

Hershel Woody Williams Medal of Honor Foundation 

Hiring Our Heroes 

Homes for Our Troops

Hope For the Warriors 

Lead the Way Fund 

Marine Corp-Law Enforcement Foundation 

Marine Corps League

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 

Memorial Marine Corps Reserve Association

MVAT Foundation 

National Medal of Honor Museum

National Museum of the Marine Corps

National Museum of the United States Army

National World War II Museum 

Never Forget Our Veterans Foundation 

Olive Drab Green LLC 

Rockwell Automation Military Veterans and Allies Group 

Segs 4 Vets 

Semper Fi Fund

Stop Soldier Suicide

TAPS 

Team Red, White and Blue

Tee it Up for the Troops

The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina

The Foundation for Exceptional Warriors

The General and Nancy Lee Brady Foundation 

The Inaugural Blue Ribbon Challenge 

The Met Fund – Michael E. Thornton Foundation

The Mission Continues

The Patriot Project 

Tribute to Valor Foundation 

Troops First Foundation 

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Military Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

U.S. Coat Guard Acadmy

Vetlanta

Veterans in Defense of Liberty 

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets

The Warrior’s Journey  

Warrior Call 

Warrior Rising 

With Honor 

Wounded Warrior Project

Wreaths Across America

If you would like to invite a Medal of Honor Recipient to engage with your organization, please visit here.