As Americans honor PTSD Awareness Day, a renewed spotlight will be thrust onto the thousands of veterans that struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder every day. While curing PTSD and reducing the high veteran suicide rate are huge challenges, there are organizations making groundbreaking efforts to help former service members. The Semper Fi & America’s Fund…
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Fund Provides $500M to 40K Veterans Struggling with PTSD
As Americans honor PTSD Awareness Day, a renewed spotlight will be thrust onto the thousands of veterans that struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder every day.…
North Texas Marine turns his PTSD battle into a mission to help other veterans
Donald Harwell survived combat in Iraq but says the hardest battles came after coming home. Now he’s walking 100-mile hikes to raise PTSD awareness across DFW. Source: WFAA News
Semper Fi & America’s Fund Launches $500,000 Unit Reunion Match Campaign to Help Veterans Reconnect and Heal
Semper Fi & America’s Fund (The Fund) announced the launch of its Unit Reunion Match Campaign, a national fundraising effort aimed at reconnecting veterans through the healing power of Unit Reunions. Source: PR Newswire
America’s 250: Air Force veteran inspiring others after life changing injury
After being injured in a combat training exercise, Tyler Densford has spent his time sharing his story and promoting the organizations that continue supporting him. Source: WATN
Semper Fi & America’s Fund Highlights Veterans Featured in the 2026 AMAs Salute Initiative
OCEANSIDE, Calif., May 25, 2026 – Semper Fi & America’s Fund (The Fund), a nonprofit that provides critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families with urgently needed resources and lifetime support, is proud to announce the veterans who attended the American Music Awards (AMAs) as part of the 2026 AMAs Salute…
Honoring America’s heroes: Jake Tapper speaks with wounded Marine veterans
Timothy Lang and Josh Bleill join The Lead. Source: CNN
Dallas-Fort Worth veterans walk for PTSD awareness
Veterans in North Texas are hitting the pavement Sunday, walking 100 miles for PTSD awareness and to support Semper Fi & America’s Fund. Source: CBS News
Escape Belle Isle 5K raises money for injured veterans at the Virginia War Memorial
The third annual Escape Belle Isle 5K Run and Ruck returned to the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond Saturday, raising money for Semper Fi and America’s Fund. Source: WTVR CBS 6
Paving the road to recovery with sports
After being forced into retirement due to life-altering injuries, Marine Corps Veteran Donald Burns found a new path to recovery through sports, transforming his challenges into a source of inspiration for fellow Veterans and athletes alike. Source: KYMA-TV
Vietnam War Veterans Day: Soldier shares his story so others can find the help they need
Florencio “Larry” Aguayo, 75, is a Vietnam veteran who has received help from Semper Fi & America’s Fund. He’s sharing his story ahead of National Vietnam War Veterans Day so fellow veterans get the help they need. Source: The National News Desk
From Lebanon to Grenada, a Marine Friendship That Never Stopped Running
Retired Marine Col. Hank Donigan, 70, served for 34 years on active duty with multiple combat deployments, from the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in 1982 to post‑9/11 Iraq in the early 2000s. A brain cancer survivor, he has run the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., 30 times, in support of the charity Semper Fi…
A Massachusetts Police Officer is Running the Boston Marathon for Veterans
On her third charity run, Laicey Ieronimo is supporting Semper Fi & America’s Fund and honoring the service of those closest to her. Source: Boston.com
