Army Veteran Randy was hospitalized following an apartment fire in September 2023. Once discharged, Sean Hagerty, Hero’s Bridge Field Battle Buddy, visited him and was told that Randy was being fined $8,000 by apartment management for damage from the fire, claiming...
A phone call separates a Navy Veteran from healthcare coverage. Hero’s Bridge Field Battle Buddy, Sean Hagerty made the call that connected the Veteran with coverage. Sean met Navy Veteran Gary and his wife Susan, for the first time on February 13. Gary had just come...
Update 3/6: Jerry has settled into his apartment and is enjoying his new space. He let us know he is very happy with the meal delivery and says they are “delicious!” His fridge is stocked with both food and drinks. Sean is scheduled to visit him once a...
Fauquier County resident Jay Steinmetz served as an Air Force pilot in Desert Storm. He lives alone and can no longer drive, but he needs to get to his dialysis appointments three times a week. Warrenton resident and Vietnam era Army veteran Jerry Whitehouse needed...
Sean Hagerty tried a few college classes before deciding that it wasn’t for him. “I came from a business-minded family, and just couldn’t see myself following that path,” he said. He turned his attention to the military. “The Coast Guard is everywhere in Narragansett,...
Saw a Robin today Bright yellow flowers Gonna make it Have wood soaking rains Wet spring Green grass Trees green Running up Turkey Mountain. World Too small Twenty-two hour flight Virus there Now here Wrapped in silver tube. T.V. talking head Have cabin fever Travel...
Caryl Buck was born in 1951 in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, the second child of a McDonnell Douglas engineer and pipe organist. She was born in an era when the roles for men and women were clearly defined and showed little signs of changing. Caryl would challenge...
When Hero’s Bridge received a call from Quantico about a veteran needing help, the nonprofit quickly mobilized. A Vietnam Army veteran was relocating from Woodbridge to Front Royal and, with no family in the area, he needed help moving. The call was received on July...
During hot summer days, respite can be found beneath the mature tree limbs in George’s Garden where the air still flows. The dappled sunlight falls through the leaves onto the lawn. The chorus of summer insects rings loudly from the fields. Breathe deeply the scent of...
Motto of Chaplain Kal McAlexander a Warrenton VFW Post 9835 Member After graduating Topeka College of the Ministry in 1978, McAlexander spent many years serving his home church and students as the Dean of Students at Christian Heritage College. In 1986 he was,...
Bridging services for veterans Eighty-seven-year-old Korean and Vietnam veteran Peter lives very simply. His one-bedroom apartment is furnished with only a sofa, rocker, and a recliner that he recently received. There are a handful of books lying on a few tables....
A deep connection was made when a couple became part of Battle Buddies Phil Kasky, Captain, USN (Ret) and his wife, Mary, one day attended a December 2016 holiday event at Warrenton VFW, Post 9835. During this event, there was a presentation by two local...
