VetCV Resources & Teaming Partners

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Charity & Giving VetCV Teaming Partner

As part of our work to bring the resources Veterans and their families need, VetCV is proud to support and partner with Defenders of Freedom, a non-profit that serves America's Veterans by providing fellowship and mentoring opportunities through recreational activities.

VetCV CEO, Niels Andersen and LtCol. Jamie Wells first met in 2007 as part of Congressman Jeff Miller's leadership team spearheading the first Emerald Coast Honor Flight to fly World War II veterans living in Northwest Florida to Washington, DC to visit the World War II memorial. They immediately recognized that they share a common mission and over the years, have supported each other in a number of initiatives supporting Veterans and their families. Please join us and Defenders of Freedom in their mission to help heal our Veterans, hearts and minds through camaraderie, esprit de corps and memorable experiences.

Milton, Florida

o: 808.778-0862

e: info@doffl.us

w: https://www.doffl.us/

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Defenders of Freedom (DOFFL) connects Veterans with patriotic members of local communities by organizing outdoor events and social activities. Their goal is to heal the physical and psychological wounds of war and military service by:

Introducing Veterans to resources and programs available to them to increase their overall quality of life
Developing an informal support network of Veterans across the country
Encouraging constructive communication and engagement
Boosting morale

The Defenders of Freedom team understands the challenges today's war Veterans face in reengaging the civilian world. Defenders of Freedom has no paid staff members and we keep our overhead and administrative costs to between 2%-6% of funds raised on an annual basis.

We Provide TBI/PTS Treatment and other services to Post 9/11 veterans.

Defenders of Freedom offers a solution to Veterans who struggle with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This signature wound of post 9/11 Veterans is grossly neglected. It has gone undiagnosed and untreated in many Veterans we have worked with over the years. For many Veterans, the diagnosis is Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and the corresponding treatment is prescribed medications. The symptoms of PTS and TBI do mirror each other and those symptoms can be relieved through medication, but for those with TBI, this relief does nothing to treat the injury to the brain. Functional neurology, on the other hand, is an effective treatment for brain injury.

Defenders of Freedom was conceived and founded by Major Lee Stuckey, U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Stuckey has served three combat tours in Iraq. Maj. Stuckey has been awarded the Purple Heart (for wounds received in Iraq), Bronze Star, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a "V" device for Actions of Valor during combat, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon and other military ribbons/medals for outstanding service.

Approximately 22 Veterans die by suicide each day. Lee's new mission was to lower these numbers by sharing his story and reaching as many Veterans as possible, before it was too late.

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