March 27, 2019
Another successful Health and Wellness Wednesday. Big thanks to Texas Roadhouse – Holmdel for opening their doors during off hours to treat our veterans to a delicious BBQ lunch.
Our partners at Serenity Stables From Combat To Calm led an equine session at ForeLuck Farm.
Two of our Samaritan Daytop Village veteran participants graduated from ground work and equine therapy to riding therapy. Itʼs always a great feeling of accomplishment for everyone involved when we see the veterans get up on a horse for the first time.
A hilly 3 mile ruck in nearby Hartshorne Woods gave us a pleasant surprise when a Bald Eagle flew overhead as we were taking a group photo.
In the 15 years that Iʼve lived in this area Iʼve only seen my friends Eagle photos. This was the first time seeing one in person.
Semper Fi, MO
Mark Otto, Executive Director, United War Veterans Council
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The mission of the United War Veterans Council is to honor and serve America’s veterans.
We are dedicated to ensuring that the public always embraces its commitment to provide all veterans and their families with the care, recognition and opportunities they have rightfully earned.
We work to achieve this goal by:
- Supporting and promoting a wide range of initiatives that provide vital services to our veterans community (including health & wellness and legacy & education programs).
- Raising positive awareness and increase understanding of the needs of our veterans, military service members and their families through major public events and promotional activities, including the New York City Veterans Day Parade, the largest event of its kind in the nation.
- Uniting veterans groups, community organizations, city, state and federal agencies, local businesses, major corporations and the general public behind efforts to serve veterans of all eras.
We invite you to learn more about how we help veterans and to get involved in supporting our work!