When patriots gathered in Boston Harbor to protest taxation without representation, they set out against the unknown to change their conditions for a better future.
Nearly 50 platoon and squad leaders from The Mission Continues will carry that same spirit this weekend as we kick off the first annual Service Platoon Summit, hosted by Harvard’s Kennedy School.
October 31, 2015
Steve Johnston
Steve Johnston is one of the first supporters of The Mission Continues and current chairman of the St. Louis Leadership Committee. His family is a Gold Sponsor for The Mission Continues 5th Annual Veterans Day Gala on November 1st. In this blog post, he reflects on the early days of The Mission Continues and how watching the organization grow over the last seven years has been one of his greatest joys.
October 30, 2014
Patrick J. Sly
Patrick J. Sly is the Executive Vice President at Emerson. Emerson is a long time supporter of The Mission Continues and this year marks the 4th consecutive year as a Gold Sponsor for The Mission Continues Veterans Day Gala.
October 29, 2014
Dr. Libby O’Connell
Dr. Libby O’Connell is the Chief Historian and Senior Vice President of Corporate Outreach for History Channel. History Channel is proud supporter of The Mission Continues and a Gold Sponsor for the 5th Annual Veterans Day Gala on Saturday, November 1st in St. Louis, Missouri. In this post, she reflects with gratitude on the men and women who are returning home from war and building a positive legacy of service for future generations to follow.
October 28, 2014
After months of training, thousands of dedicated runners laced up their shoes and took to the streets of our nation's capital on Sunday, completing the grueling 26.2 mile course of the 39th Annual Marine Corps Marathon. For 37 of these runners. the long journey across the finish line was about more than pushing their mind and bodies as far as they could go.
October 22, 2014
Admiral Mike Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, referred to the nationwide support for veterans and service members as a “Sea of Goodwill.” At The Mission Continues, we’re lucky to be the beneficiary of our own “Sea of Goodwill,” a community of individuals, foundations and corporations that share our belief in the capacity of this generation of veterans to lead at home.
October 22, 2014
Bill Dolanzo
With the MLB World Series underway and Veterans Day on the horizon, there isn’t a better time than now to talk about baseball, motivation and service.
Over the last three years, I’ve had the privilege to coach a select youth baseball team called Flying Tigers. I have seen how much our country values military service. I have also seen how supporting veterans motivated a baseball team to give their best in the pursuit of something special ─ how service motivated them to play the game of baseball the way it is supposed to be played.
October 20, 2014
The Marine Corps Marathon is just six days away and Elizabth Shirey is just one of 37 dedicated participants who will be running this weekend in our nation’s capital in support of The Mission Continues. Elizabeth is 26 and living in Los Angeles. This is her second consecutive year running the Marine Corps Marathon to fundraise for The Mission Continues. We conducted a short Q&A to get some insight into her motivation to run 26.2 miles twice in support of returning soldiers.
October 16, 2014
Eric Greitens, founder of The Mission Continues, made his debut on the The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last spring. His appearance coincided with the start of our 2013 Bravo Class Orientation and the induction of 70 veterans to The Mission Continues Fellowship Program.
October 15, 2014
General Jonathan M. Wainwright served as the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines and is a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Following the war and the ensuing drawdown of military forces, Gen. Wainwright issued the following letter to all soldiers discharged from the United States Army. The charge to the soldiers exiting military service still rings true today – Start being a leader as soon as you put on your civilian clothes.