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The Story Behind the Manion WOD: Honoring 1stLT Travis Manion's Ultimate Sacrifice


Before his final deployment to Iraq, Travis left us with a simple but powerful ethos: "If Not Me, Then Who…" It describes the sense of duty felt by service members and their families — a constant reminder for all of us to live with character and put the interests of others before our own. 

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TMF Community Stories

Volunteer This Earth Month: Veteran-Led Projects for Sustainability and Community Impact


Every April, communities across the country pause to reflect on our relationship with the environment and explore ways to take meaningful action. Earth Month is a time to roll up our sleeves and make a tangible difference in the places we call home. At Travis Manion Foundation (TMF), we believe service is the most powerful expression of that commitment.

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TMF Community Stories

From Loss to Leadership: How Deanna Phillips Inspires Community


Gold Star spouse Deanna Phillips became a widow on March 5, 2010, when her beloved husband, Michael Phillips, a US Air Force veteran, lost his battle with service-connected cancer. The grief that followed was nearly paralyzing. She feared she’d always be alone. 

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TMF Partners

How Travis Manion Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project Support Veterans Beyond Transition


As a child, David Veros watched his father put on a Marine Corps uniform every day. “He had such a sense of pride, and a sense of service,” David says. “He understood that our lives have a bigger purpose. I wanted to be just like him. That’s what led me to the military.” 

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TMF Community Stories

How Veteran Mentors Are Shaping the Next Generation Through Character Does Matter Program


Kira Sonnee spent most of her childhood feeling unworthy of anything good. Her mom was a business owner and often unavailable; her dad was unreliable and difficult to deal with. Kira, an only child, felt alone and misunderstood. “I didn’t feel like I truly belonged anywhere,” she says. By the time she started 8th grade, anxiety, depression, and the death of her beloved dog made Kira feel like she didn’t want to be alive anymore. 

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TMF Partners

Music, Service, and Impact: Stand Together and Old Dominion Unite Fans for TMF Benefit Concert


Stand Together Foundation’s Austin benefit concert for Travis Manion Foundation united music and service, raising support for veterans and honoring 9/11 heroes.

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Press Room

TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION & THE MISSION CONTINUES JOIN FORCES TO SERVE MORE VETERANS AND COMMUNITIES


In a strategic step forward for the veteran community, Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) and The Mission Continues (TMC) announced they are joining forces - bringing together two leading veteran service organizations with the shared mission of empowering veterans to lead, serve, and strengthen communities nationwide. 

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Veterans Day Blog Featured
TMF Community Stories 07-Nov-2019

Travis Manion Foundation believes veterans are the greatest civic assets our nation has to offer and we take Veterans Day and the month of November to reflect on what they mean to us.

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Press Room 05-Nov-2019

NBC's Today did a feature story on the book, "The Knock at the Door." This is the story of three women, bonded by grief and purpose.

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TMF Events 17-Oct-2019

On the weekends surrounding September 11th, approximately 60,000 people took time out of their busy schedules to pause and remember America's fallen heroes.

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Press Room 30-Sep-2019

A recent study by the Pentagon found that suicide rates among veterans and active-duty military members is on the rise.

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Press Room 11-Sep-2019

Dr. Drew Pinsky, known to television and radio audiences as Dr. Drew, is the host of Dr. Drew Midday Live with Leeann Tweeden on KABC radio in Los Angeles. Dr. Drew hosted Col. Tom Manion, TMF Chairman Emeritus, and Heather Boice, 9/11 Heroes Run participant and 9/11 survivor to discuss the impact of the 9/11 Heroes Run.

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On September 11, 2001, I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed 25-year-old from Texas living the life in New York City. That day and the days and weeks to follow changed my life forever. I will never forget the moment it happened...

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Press Room 29-Aug-2019

WASHINGTON D.C. – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) provided a grant to the Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) – an organization committed to empowering veterans and the families of fallen heroes.

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TMF Community Stories 15-Aug-2019

This former Marine and current football coach insisted on character training to turn his team’s season around.

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TMF Community Stories 07-Aug-2019

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.

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On National Purple Heart Day, Army veteran Earl Lundy recalls the explosion in Afghanistan that led to his award, and how he came to embody the recognition in the years that followed.

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