Area veteran receives help with wood, yard work Vietnam-era Army veteran and Randolph County resident David Moore reached out to Hero’s Bridge for help after reading about its national call center on a veterans’ blog. Based in Warrenton, Va., Hero’s Bridge has served...
Molly Brooks, founder of Hero’s Bridge, will lead a discussion of the unique mental health needs of Vietnam veterans. The Mental Health Association of Fauquier County promotes and facilitates mental wellness in the communities they serve – primarily Fauquier and...
Have you ever wondered about the unique challenges our older veterans face? Today, Molly Brooks joined Willing Warriors. Molly paints a vivid picture of her journey, tracing back to her childhood as the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and her 30 years of experience as a...
Like a supernova star that burns its brightest near the end of its life, Marianne Clyde and Lora McGille believe so do women. For over 30 years, Marianne Clyde has been helping clients live more productive and abundant lives as an award-winning businessperson,...
While the phrase Charlie Mike may not mean much to civilians, to military personnel it means a lot and can be one of the driving factors to better understanding the mindset of military personnel as they move from active duty back to civilian life. The term, used...
Flexibility is the Key to Air Power Hero’s Bridge shares its office floor with the Arc of North Central Virginia and recently learned that their “suitemate”, the executive director of the nonprofit, served ten years in the Air Force. A decade that, as it turned out,...
Charlie Williams celebrated his 98th birthday on May 1 and spent the time remembering his military service seven decades earlier. Born in 1925 in Tunnelton, West Virginia, he was the middle son of five boys. His father worked on the railroad Tunnelton Cooperative Coal...
Effective June 1, Hero’s Bridge expanded its Battle Buddy services to include Northern Virginia and seven other counties throughout the Valley and Shenandoah regions. This effort was funded by a grant from the State of Virginia, Virginia Department of Veteran...
Hero’s Bridge is honored to have been invited by The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration to participate in the “Welcome Home! A Nation Honors our Vietnam Veterans and their Families,” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This national...
John’s involvement with Hero’s Bridge began with groceries. He was still living independently in the house he shared with his wife for over three decades but was no longer able to drive. The couple’s daughter was 45 minutes away, making it difficult to help with...
Step by painful step, Culpeper resident Ellen McCarthy served faithfully in the U.S. Air Force half-a-century ago. Fifty years to the month after joining the military, the disabled veteran reflected on her service for Women’s History Month in an interview with Hero’s...
As Hero’s Bridge has grown over the years, we have made our model of care more sophisticated and scalable. With the addition of a new Battle Buddy Community Health Care Worker, we are now able to see an even greater number of aging veterans. And we have more...
The Vietnam Veteran’s 5K is not just a race, it’s a movement. Vietnam Veterans Day is held annually on March 29. On March 25, Hero’s Bridge observance of Vietnam Veterans Day, we hope to see runners in every city, every town, and every rural corner,...
Born to Elmer and Dagmar Burkholder, Burkholder grew up with three brothers and three sisters in Fort Madison, Iowa. He graduated from high school in June of 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy the same year. After basic training, Burkholder was sent for pilot...
REGISTER NOW! We are excited to announce the return of the IN-PERSON Vietnam Veteran’s 5K at noon on March 25 at Molon Lave Winery in Warrenton. Yes, you read that correctly! After a three-year disruption of in-person events, for the 2023 5K our feet will all...
Hero’s Bridge is grateful to The Smoot Grasman Group LLC affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty, for organizing a fundraiser on our behalf. Join us on March 18th from 6-9pm at Barrel Oak Winery and Taphouse to Give Back, “Sip” It Forward and...
A member of the Greatest Generation still imparting wisdom, well-needed in today’s world, U.S. Army Sgt. Larry Corbin spent 19 months amid the ravaged aftermath of the three-year Korean War. When he returned a changed man to his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island,...
Marine Corps veteran Lewis Ray was the first person in his family line to join the military, but in his extended family, there were many military members, some predating the Civil War. They are all interred at Ray’s hometown church, Providence Baptist, in Kershaw...
It is a privilege to serve our veterans in their hour of need. I hear this time and time again from our volunteers, supporters, and team members. While we don’t perform these tasks for the benefits we reap, we undeniably benefit from helping our veterans. This...
