Fuel With Purpose: A Day at War Heroes on Water
Some days remind you exactly why you started.
I had the opportunity to spend the day with 130 combat-wounded veterans at War Heroes on Water, a non-profit sportfishing tournament that hosts and benefits combat-wounded veterans. I was there handing out Survivor Brands jerky and, more importantly, getting the chance to meet some incredible people.
We brought a ton of bags. We left with a lot more than we came with.
Throughout the day, veterans stopped and shared pieces of their stories with me: their service, their injuries, their recovery and what rebuilding life looked like afterward. A few conversations turned into me sharing pieces of my own story too.
Our paths couldn't be more different. But there was something familiar in the conversations about rebuilding, finding purpose and continuing forward. That's what stuck with me.
Survivor Brands was created around the idea that what happens to us doesn't have to be where our story ends. Being able to stand there, shake these men's hands, hear their stories and fuel them for an incredible event was something I'll remember for a long time.
Thank you to War Heroes on Water, Freedom Alliance, loanDepot and everyone who made this day possible. And most importantly, thank you to the veterans who trusted me with a little piece of their story.
This is what Fuel With Purpose means to me.
Jarrod, Founder