Category: Survivor Stories

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...
Read More
We believe it is our duty to preserve their legacies of character and service for this generation and the next.
Read More
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.
Read More
TMF is proud to support 3 leaders of our organization--Ryan Manion, Amy Looney, and Heather Kelly--as they share their personal stories of loss, and how each of their journeys took them from the depths of grief and pain to the height of empowerment and inspiration.
Read More
“If Drew had an opportunity to be a part of something like this, because it’s so teamwork driven, he’d have been here. He’d have been here. And in my mind and in my heart, he is here.”
–Stephen Ross, father of Captain Andrew Ross, U.S. Army
Read More
A sixth-grade girl growing up in Pennsylvania’s coal country and America’s cowboy boot-clad president: worlds apart, yet two sides of the same coin.
Read More
On August 25th, 2017 one of the costliest hurricanes on record made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Hurricane Harvey devastated the greater Houston area and left millions displaced from their homes; many of who are still recovering to this day.
Read More

Jordan Eshbaugh lost her father and her best friend, SGT Daniel Eshbaugh, U.S. Army at just 9 years old.
Read More
Four years after their loss, Gold Star parents Pat and Doreen Cappelaere remember the legacy that their late daughter LT. Valerie Cappelaere Delaney...
Read More