Operation Legacy

Making a difference in communities across the country_

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Together, We Are

Uniting Communities to Strengthen America's National Character_

Character Does Matter

Veteran Leadership Expedition

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We empower veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop character in future generations.

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Why We Serve

"If Not Me, Then Who..."

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With a simple but powerful statement, 1stLt Travis Manion, USMC, described the sense of duty felt by service members and their families.

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Empowerment Programs

Because everyone deserves to thrive

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Our transition workshops and service-focused expeditions empower veterans and families of fallen heroes to create the foundation for long-term professional and personal growth.

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Character Does Matter

We are building up America's communities

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Through character-driven programming, veterans and families of the fallen do more than serve their nation. We empower them to strengthen it, to reshape it, to push our communities to be better versions of ourselves.

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Community Engagement

Real people driving real action

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Every year, thousands in the TMF community come together at events across the country to unite communities, share the legacy of character of fallen heroes and spread the “If Not Me, Then Who…” movement.

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• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - NYC

  Start Time: TBD
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• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - Seattle

  Start Time: 11:00am
  22 - May - 2018 Get Involved
• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - Atlanta

  Start Time: 10:00am
  02 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Great Falls, MT - LWYS Seminar

  Start Time: 10:00am
  07 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - Great Falls

  Start Time: 10:00am
  08 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Philadelphia LWYS Seminar

  Start Time: 11:30am
  08 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - Philly

  Start Time: 2:00pm
  08 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Survivor Expedition

  2018 - Teen Expedition - Houston Hurricane Relief

  Start Time: 8:00am
  10 - Jun - 2018 thru 16-Jun-2018 Get Involved
• Local Event

  Military Survivors Family Day at Georgia Aquarium

  Start Time: 1:00pm
  12 - Jun - 2018 thru 13-Jun-2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  San Diego

  Start Time: 9:00am
  16 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Houston

  Start Time: 8:30am
  20 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Survivor Expedition

  2018 - San Diego Expedition

  Start Time: 7:00am
  22 - Jun - 2018 thru 24-Jun-2018 Get Involved
• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - Dallas

  Start Time: 10:00am
  23 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - Mansfield

  Start Time: 1:00pm
  24 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Local Event

  2018 Islandman Triathlon

  Start Time: 7:25am
  30 - Jun - 2018 Get Involved
• Local Event

  BBQ on the Bay

  Start Time: 6:00pm
  11 - Jul - 2018 Get Involved
• Character Does Matter

  CDM Mentor Training - San Diego

  Start Time: 9:00am
  14 - Jul - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Houston

  Start Time: 8:30am
  18 - Jul - 2018 Get Involved
• Survivor Expedition

  2018 - New Mexico Expedition

  20 - Jul - 2018 thru 26-Jul-2018 Get Involved
• Survivor Expedition

  2018 - Survivor Summit

  Start Time: 8:00am
  27 - Jul - 2018 thru 02-Aug-2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Sea Girt, NJ

  11 - Aug - 2018 Get Involved
• Survivor Expedition

  2018 - Alaska Expedition

  Start Time: 8:00am
  11 - Aug - 2018 thru 18-Aug-2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Houston

  Start Time: 8:30am
  15 - Aug - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  Virtual Runner

  01 - Sep - 2018 thru 30-Sep-2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Tempe, AZ

  Start Time: 7:30am
  01 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Palm City, FL

  Start Time: 7:00am
  03 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Athens, AL

  Start Time: 7:00am
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Houston, TX

  Start Time: 8:00am
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Philadelphia, PA

  Start Time: 9:00am
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Charleston, SC

  Start Time: 9:00am
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Bridgewater, NJ

  Start Time: 10:00am
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Washington, D.C.

  Start Time: 12:00pm
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Madisonville, KY

  Start Time: 8:00pm
  08 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 San Antonio, TX

  Start Time: 8:00am
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Lafayette, CA

  Start Time: 9:00am
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Denver, CO

  Start Time: 9:00am
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Bangor, ME

  Start Time: 9:00am
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Seattle, WA

  Start Time: 9:00am
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Pennsauken, NJ

  Start Time: 9:11am
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Richmond, VA

  Start Time: 2:00pm
  09 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Virginia Beach, VA

  Start Time: 8:30am
  10 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Saginaw, MI

  Start Time: 6:30pm
  11 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  San Diego

  15 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Lithia, FL

  Start Time: 8:00am
  15 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Fort Knox, KY

  Start Time: 8:00am
  15 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Atlanta, GA

  Start Time: 8:00am
  16 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Austin, TX

  Start Time: 8:00am
  16 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Annapolis, MD

  Start Time: 2:00pm
  16 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Lehigh Valley, PA

  Start Time: 2:00pm
  16 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Jacksonville, FL

  Start Time: 6:00pm
  16 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Houston

  Start Time: 8:30am
  19 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• Local Event

  2018 Janet L. Manion Memorial Event

  Start Time: 6:00pm
  20 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  NYC

  22 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 San Diego, CA

  Start Time: 8:00am
  23 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Penn State, PA

  Start Time: 12:30pm
  23 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Doylestown, PA

  Start Time: 2:00pm
  23 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Raleigh/Durham, NC

  Start Time: 9:00am
  29 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Pittsburgh, PA

  Start Time: 2:00pm
  29 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 Baltimore, MD

  Start Time: 9:00am
  30 - Sep - 2018 Get Involved
• Local Event

  5th Annual National Capital Region Golf Tournament

  Start Time: 9:00am
  04 - Oct - 2018 Get Involved
• 9/11 Heroes Run

  2018 NYC, NY

  Start Time: 9:00am
  07 - Oct - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Chicago

  13 - Oct - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Houston

  Start Time: 8:30am
  17 - Oct - 2018 Get Involved
• Operation Legacy

  Dallas Fort Worth, TX - Fall 2018

  27 - Oct - 2018 Get Involved
• Marine Corps Marathon

  2018 Marine Corps Marathon

  Start Time: 7:00am
  28 - Oct - 2018 Get Involved
• Veteran Transition Workshop

  Houston

  Start Time: 8:30am
  14 - Nov - 2018 Get Involved
• Local Event

  2018 "If Not Me, Then Who..." Gala

  Start Time: 6:30pm
  06 - Dec - 2018 Get Involved
• Survivor Expedition

  2019 - Guatemala Expedition

  Start Time: 8:00am
  20 - Jan - 2019 thru 26-Jan-2019 Get Involved

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April 2018 - August 2018

Closed Programmatic Events

Character Does Matter Presentations

04/09 - Atascocita High School JROTC, TX
04/17 - Roosevelt High School, IL
04/20 - Wall Township High School, NJ
04/20 - West Grove High School, PA
04/20 - Felissa Rincon High School, NY
04/20 - Sterling High School, NJ
04/21 - Lafayette College, PA
04/23 - Mount Vernon High School, VA
05/02 - Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn, NY
05/04 - Junior Achievement, IL
05/04 - Hayt Middle School, IL
05/04 - Solario High School, IL
05/04 - New Image Youth Center, GA

Character Leadership Courses

04/06 - Castle Dome Middle School, AZ
04/07 - Village of Promise, CA
04/18 - Athens Drive HS Men's Soccer Team, NC
04/19 - Mesa Youth Explorer Program, AZ
04/23 - Edison High School, NJ
04/23 - Gwynedd Mercy Academy, PA
04/23 - St. Joseph's Preparatory School, PA
05/01 - Bayside Community Center, CA
05/04 - Gold Star Children, TX
05/12 - USS Midway, CA
05/19 - USS Midway, CA

Leading with your Strengths Seminars

04/17 - Onward to Opportunity, Camp Lejeune, NC

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