This Veterans Day, TMF continues to expand its programming by reaching more veterans with opportunities to serve, find belonging, and discover a path toward purpose before they reach a point of crisis. 

Since SLP launched in 2020, nearly 200 graduates have found greater purpose and fulfillment and are making significant impact in their communities through TMF. Here are just a few stories of how SLP changed their lives, and how they’ve gone on to change the lives of others. 

Thousands of Americans lived out their promise to never forget during the 9/11 Heroes Run races across the country, marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 in a meaningful way. Since 2008, Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) has hosted the annual event in cities and towns across the country to honor the lives lost on 9/11 and in the wars that followed. 

In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, Travis Manion Foundation is highlighting not only the mental health crisis affecting the military community, but also the role TMF plays in helping veterans find a reason to stay long before they reach the point of crisis. 

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of September 11, Military.com spoke with Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) CEO Ryan Manion about what it means to carry the memory of that day forward to a generation with no personal recollection of it. 

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, a generation of Americans has grown up without a firsthand memory of the day our nation vowed to Never Forget. This September, more than 60,000 runners, walkers, ruckers and volunteers across 100+ communities nationwide will come together through Travis Manion Foundation’s (TMF) 19th annual 9/11 Heroes Run to carry the promise of remembrance forward. 

On the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, it’s more important than ever to ensure future generations never forget—and to help them understand what it means to honor those who served and those we lost. 

For the last year, Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) has been moving forward as one organization after acquiring The Mission Continues (TMC). From the beginning, the goal has been to broaden our reach and increase our impact on veterans, families of the fallen, youth and inspired civilians across the country. 

On June 30, 2026, Ryan Manion, CEO of Travis Manion Foundation, testified before Congress on the importance of memorializing our fallen heroes and the role community partnerships play in ensuring their legacies endure. At the committee hearing on "Memorializing our Veterans: Outreach, Upkeep, and Community Partnerships at Veterans Cemeteries," Ryan shared how TMF transforms national cemeteries from places of remembrance into places of action—where stories are shared and the next generation discovers what service and sacrifice truly mean. 

From June 8-10, Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) brought together more than 300 veterans, families of the fallen, and inspired civilian volunteers for the 10th annual Mass Deployment. During this three-day, high-impact community service event, 12 teams of Spartan volunteers transformed two public parks in Philadelphia, PA leaving a lasting legacy in the neighborhoods they serve.