Duty ** Honor ** Community
Celebrate! Our Independance Day, July 4th, 1776
Then next day begins our 250th year-long Birthday Celebration!
The Declaration of Independence is the promise of our American Ideals:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,…”
HOT! Checkout Danny’s recent news articles about his participation in Veterans events in Colorado and across the country. Updated 06-14-2025 Article of Danny’s participation in May 2025 Rocky Mountain Honor Flight #51.
More HOT News! Checkout the news article in which Troy Erickson gives a great interview on the repurposing of WAA wreaths for fish habitat. Updated 7-17-2024
Video of Ceremony – The Ambassador for Peace Medal
The Ambassador for Peace Medal Ceremony held June 12, 2024 at the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colorado. This ceremony recognizes those Americans who fought in the Korean War 1950-54.
With the support and cooperation of the Colorado Elks Association, the Republic of Korea and the City of Aurora, we were able to make this happen.
We are also in the process of planning the next Medal Ceremony as well. – Troy Erickson
https://www.auroratv.org/video/ambasssor-peace-medal-ceremony-june-12-2024
Upcoming Events
Events in July 2025
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- May 1: Veterans Coalition Board Meeting
- May 8: VE Day
- May 17: Armed Forces Day
- May 26: Memorial Day
- June 6: D Day
- June 12: Women Veterans Day
- June 14: US Army 250th Birthday
- June 14: Flag Day
- June 27: PTSD Awareness Day
- July 3: Veterans Coalition Board Meeting
- July 4: Independence Day
Our Motto
Yes, this is a twist on the West Point Motto: “Duty, Honor, Country”, since 1898, and used by Gen McArthur in 1962 in a famous speech. We have discussed that our mission has changed in recent years from “Veterans Helping Veterans” to include more general Community involvement, so we decided on this new motto in 2023.
We think our Motto speaks about our current mission.
Duty
We still have the original mission: Duty to support Veterans who have sacrificed so much. Support the VSO. Support the Military Active, Guard, and Reserve doing the work now. Support the first responders protecting our community.
Honor
Honor the Veterans past, present and future by doing the patriotic ceremonies and by maintaining the monuments to Veterans.
Community
We get super volunteer help and representation from Veterans, non-veterans, and organizations in the Community. Our projects aim to benefit the community, for example the Food Distribution Project, and the Wreaths Across America Project.