Annual Holiday Party Brings Mrs. Claus
December 9, 2006- Washington, D.C. -- The Holiday party had many heroes and families in attendance, as well as an appearance by Mrs. Claus. HOHF thanks everybody who contributed to this event. [more]

Art Therapy for the Wounded
December 1, 2006- Dr. Kathleen Reardon offers free art lessons to wounded or traumatized soldiers and Marines through her website. Her niece and nephew are Naval Academy graduates and her nephew-in-law is a West Point graduate and has served two tours in Iraq. Dr. Reardon, who has Parkinson's Disease and is a cancer survivor, discovered what the brain can do to cope with challenges, and writes that the brain appears to insist on doing something creative if given a chance. You can contact her to learn more. [learn more]

Veterans Day 10K Has Great Turn-out Rain or Shine
November 12, 2006- Washington, D.C. -- The Race and Walk had a great turn-out even though the conditions were not ideal. Karen Theobald Conlin points out that it is perfect weather because our troops have to endure all conditions when they serve.

Harvard Business School Offers Career Assistance for Veterans
November 1, 2006 - Boston, Massachusetts-- The Armed Forces Alumni Association at Harvard Business School offers career advice, help with resumes, and career placement assistance for wounded veterans'. [more]

First HOHF Golf Tournament Is A Success
October 4, 2006 -- Andrews Air Force Base, Virginia-- HOHF hosted its first golf tournament for our wounded servicemen. Joined by Honorary Host R. James Nicholson, everything went as well as we could have hoped, and we are starting to think of another golf tournament next year. [more]

California State Society Honors Heroes at Picnic on the Potomac
June 24, 2006 - Washington, D.C. -- The California State Society hosted the Helping Our Heroes Foundation at the annual Picnic on the Potomac on Saturday, June 24.  Soldiers currently recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center enjoyed a sunny day full of games and delicious California food and wine.  One California veteran, who had just been discharged from Walter Reed, stopped by the picnic before leaving Washington to drive across the country back to his family in Visalia, CA.  Several soldiers helped to draw raffle tickets and award raffle prizes.  The soldiers were recognized for their service and sacrifice with a standing ovation from over 250 Californians who attended the picnic.

HOHF Breakfast Honoring Members' Support

April 27, 2006 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- HOHF hosted a breakfast for Congressional staff and Members of Congress to inform them of our efforts assisting military wounded and their families. President Karen Conlin talked about the successes of the foundation as well as what the foundation is doing now. [full article]

Fran O'Brien's Steak Dinners For The Troops With HOHF Help

April 23, 2006 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fran O'Brien's Stadium Steakhouse offers a free steak dinner to wounded vets and their families. With the assistance of Helping our Heroes Foundation and the Disabled American Veterans, the veterans have transportation available. [full article]

California State Society Honors Veterans at Annual Oscars Party

May 22, 2006 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The California State Society (CSS) D.C. chapter recently hosted their annual Oscars party in the historic Mellon Auditorium and raised $5,000 through a silent auction which they donated to the Helping our Heroes Foundation. Twenty-two wounded veterans who are currently recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were recognized for their service and sacrifice and given the royal treatment at the CSS gala. [more]

Arlington County Young Republicans Host Happy Hour

March 8, 2006 - Arlington, VA -- The Arlington County Young Republicans hosted a happy hour fundraiser in honor of the Helping Our Heroes Foundation at Sine Irish Pub and celebrated St. Patrick's Day early.  Around 75 people attended, many of whom were brand new to HOHF.  Sine patrons unaware of the event were eager to donate and followed the signs to the reserved bar.  Sine's management and staff were very accomodating, donating bar space and offering food and drink specials for the event.  The evening would not have been possible without Kerry Finnegan, social chair for the ACYRs.  Her efforts netted over $700 for HOHF to support wounded soldiers and their families.

A Guest at the State of the Union Address

Feb 2, 2006 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One of our friends, Sgt. Wasim Khan, attended the State of the Union address this week as a guest of the Secretary of the Army and sat with the First Lady. Sgt. Khan is recovering from wounds he received in Iraq. Read his story here: [full article]

Thank a Soldier Week

Dec. 19, 2005 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Townhall.com has endorsed the work of HOHF and has encouraged their readers to donate to our efforts. Their public service project, Thank a Soldier Week, has received over 43,000 messages of support for American servicemen and women. Townhall.com is encouraging Americans to stop for a moment and give thanks to the men and women risking everything for us. [www.thankasoldierweek.com]

Holiday Party at Walter Reed

Dec. 10, 2005 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- HOHF celebrated Christmas at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with wounded soldiers and their families. Read about the party in USA Today, "Good cheer to soldiers." Special thanks to donors and volunteers for a joyous event. [more]

Congressional Legislative Staff Association
Fundraiser for HOHF

Dec. 7, 2005 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A huge thank you to the Congressional Legislative Staff Association (CLSA) for hosting a fundraiser and matching the donations, raising a total of $900 for the HOHF Christmas party effort. "I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship between CLSA and the Helping Our Heroes Foundation. There are few more deserving people in our nation than those who risked everything for our freedom,” said Charles Elliot, President of CLSA. [more]

Fall Yard Sale for OIF/OEF patients

Nov. 19, 2005 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Helping Our Heroes Foundation is organizing a Fall Yard Sale to provide much needed housing items for those medical hold patients of OIF and OEF whom have been indefinitely relocated to the Washington, DC area. Volunteers are needed to collect donated items and assist with the sale. [more]

Veteran's Day: Iraq vet says she’s no hero, just an amputee ‘trying to survive’

Nov. 9, 2005 -- by Tom Philpott, Special to
“‘You are a hero,” says a man standing on a curb outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as Army National Guard Major Ladda “Tammy” Duckworth walks slowly by, on artificial legs, a cane in each hand. [Stars and Stripes full article]

HOHF honored as a "Hero of the Homefront"

Nov. 3, 2005 -- Helping Our Heroes Foundation was recognized by the Center for Security Policy as a "Hero of the Homefront" at an elegant dinner in Washington last month for "invaluable service in defending our homeland and supporting our soldiers." Accepting the Keeper of the Flame Award on our behalf was Senator James Inhofe, another honoree of the evening. [more]

Washington's WBDC publicizes Veterans Day 10k Run

The online WB NOW Calendar, a great source of non-profit events in the metro Washington area, mentions the 10k Run to benefit Helping Our Heroes Foundation and links visitors to details at the Washington Running Report. [wbdc.com]

Veterans Day 10k Run to benefit Helping Our Heroes Foundation

Nov. 6, 2005 • 8:00 am • WASHINGTON, D.C.--
You can still register for the Veterans Day 10K to take place at West Potomac Park near the Tidal Basin and FDR Memorial in Washington, DC. It's a fast, flat course run with ChampionChip timing. Participants receive long-sleeve t-shirts, post-race refreshments and entertainment. Teams of up to ten runners can compete for the co-ed team trophy. [more]

Keeper of the Flame Awards

Former CIA Director James Woolsey with HOHF volunteers Karen Theobald-Conlin, Emily Cochran, and Solara Linehan at the Keeper of the Flame dinner in Washington where HOHF was honored as a "Hero of the Homefront" by the Center for Security Policy. Fellow honoree Senator James Inhofe accepted the Keeper of the Flame Award on behalf of HOHF. [full article]

Our First Anniversary

October, 2005 -- The Helping Our Heroes Foundation is celebrating its first anniversary! Legally incorporated in October of 2004 at the request of the United States Army, HOHF has had a busy twelve months. [more]

Congressman Daniel Lipinski - Illinois, Third District

October, 2005 -- U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski supports the Helping Our Heroes Foundation by providing a link to the HOHF website from his Congressional home page.

No red tape — HOHF immediately assists our heroes and their families

July 1, 2005 -- Volunteering with Helping Our Heroes Foundation is the most meaningful work I have ever done. It is a great feeling to watch the progress each soldier makes from month to month, to see them walking and running when they were once in wheelchairs or on crutches. National Review Online

U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

June 17, 2005 -- Helping Our Heroes Foundation held a breakfast today with members of Congress to introduce their efforts. “AirTran Airways is working with us to provide free air travel for wounded soldiers and their families, for travel between the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and their homes. We’re looking for other airlines to step up and follow the example AirTran has set. We’re looking for other financial help from others as well,” said Karen Theobald, President and CEO of the Helping Our Heroes Foundation. Sen. Craig commended the foundation for its efforts and issued a call to corporate America to do more. [more]

Southern Alliance – Heroes to develop CD of Southern Rock Singers

June 15, 2005 -- A new CD is in the works! all profits from the sale will go to the Helping Our Heroes Foundation. The CD will be a compilation of new songs written and performed by Southern Rock Heroes to help our injured and disabled War Heroes. These heroes will be fighting their battles for life, they have a lifetime of sacrifice ahead of them. "We want to try and give something back, to say thank you for what you have sacrificed for our freedom!" [more]

Helping Our Heroes Foundation opens LIFE STRATEGIES LIBRARY
for Wounded Veterans

May 31, 2005 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Helping Our Heroes Foundation and the 2005 Industrial College of the Armed Forces Student Body opened the doors to the new "Life Strategies Library" at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in May. The library is the ICAF 2005 class gift and was presented in cooperation with the Helping Our Heroes Foundation. Library materials are specifically targeted for those who have sustained life altering injuries in the current conflicts in the Middle East. There are items about succeeding professionally for those with disabilities, preparing resumes, succeeding at interviews, resume paper, journals to track personal contacts, and so on. [more]

Black Tie Dinner to benefit wounded heroes and their families

April 20 , 2005 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- A very special Black Tie dinner was held at the Mandarin Oriental, Co-Hosted by Chairman Duncan Hunter & Chairman Bill Young along with Industry-Host Dr. Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman, CEO, and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Over 95% of all donations go directly towards support for military families of all services; primarily family members of the brave soldiers, sailors and marines who have been injured while deployed. A majority of the proceeds from the dinner benefit the Armed Forces Foundation, with proceeds also going to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, and the Helping Our Heroes Foundation.

Air Tran Airways partners with HOHF

Mar. 7 , 2005 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- We are excited to announce that Air Tran Airways has generously agreed to work with HOHF in donating air travel for soldiers wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, and their families, for travel between the Walter Reed Medical Army Medical and their homes on a route that AirTran flies.

Wounded Troops Have Promising Future

Feb., 2005 -- VFW Magazine

Among Heroes — Our finest, who deserve the best

Feb. 14, 2005 - National Review Online

Brave young volunteers whose lives changed irrevocably at war

Feb. 14, 2005 - National Review Online

HOHF hosts dinner for families of medical personnel

Feb. 13, 2005 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Foundation hosted a thank you dinner for the families of those medical personnel deployed from Walter Reed Army Medical Center to Iraq. Their loved ones provide the important support that keeps our men and women in uniform alive when injured on the battlefield.

Winter clothing and emergency grants for wounded soldiers and families

Feb. 1, 2005 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- Several wounded soldiers brought to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. for treatment were without warm clothing. The Foundation purchased coats and clothing items to help keep them warm this winter. The Foundation has also been providing emergency funding to assist soldiers and their families with housing, bills, and travel.

Inauguration 2005

Feb. 1, 2005 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- For the 2005 inaugural events, the Foundation rented a mini bus and brought 26 people from Walter Reed (patients, family members, and volunteers to assist) to the Pennsylvania Gala at the Smithsonian Institute and the Hard Rock Cafe party following. The Foundation provided for the cost of the tickets and, in cases of need, outfitted the soldiers and their guests so they could attend as the evening's heroes. While tiring, a great time was had by all.

Toys, books, DVDs and clothing donated to injured Iraqi children and troops

Jan. 20, 2005 - BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- The Foundation has shipped over 900 stuffed animals, clothing, books and DVDs to the hospitals in Iraq that our Army doctors are running. The toys have gone to injured children, and the clothing is for our injured soldiers and Marines. A military nurse wrote to us that one soldier started crying when he received the DVDs because he was so touched people at home were thinking of him.

HOHF furnishes new lounge for military doctors in Baghdad

Jan. 20, 2005 - BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- HOHF recently purchased and shipped furniture to outfit a lounge in one of the combat support hospitals in Baghdad, Iraq where skilled military doctors treat battle wounded Coalition soldiers and Iraqis. Their important work keeps our soldiers alive. We purchased a couch, reading lamps, rocking chairs, a book case and coffee makers for the new rec space.

Helping our heroes

Dec. 31, 2004 - article from the National Review

Their Blood, Our Freedom — Supporting our wounded troops

Dec. 23, 2004 - National Review Online

Walter Reed Christmas Party

Dec. 15, 2004 - The Hill

Soldiers get a hero's 'thank you'

Dec. 14, 2004 - USA Today

Election Night With Our Soldiers

Nov. 2, 2004 - WASHINGTON D.C. [AFPS] -- On election night 9 soldiers were picked up in a stretch limo from Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Mologne House and brought to me at the Capitol Hill Club, a private club one block from the Capitol, for dinner. At the front door to the Club, I waited for their arrival alongside other volunteers who had come to join me. [more]

Steakhouse Marks Year Honoring Troops With Weekly Dinners

Oct. 16, 2004 - WASHINGTON D.C. [AFPS] -- They've been gathering at Fran O'Brien's Stadium Steakhouse in the Capital Hilton here on Friday nights for a year now, but this week was different. On Oct. 15, a group of injured servicemembers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Md., were joined by family and friends to be recognized by dignitaries, veterans service organizations and Iraqi citizens. [more]

WID Capital Chapter Engaged in Outreach Efforts

October 2004 - WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Capital Chapter of Women in Defense has begun to include volunteer opportunities as a major part of the chapter's activities. Chapter President Kelli Short-Tomasulo, of the PMA Group, explained that one of her goals when she became president in April was to have the chapter become more involved in the community. “With so many active-duty military being sent to the Washington, DC, area after being injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, I believed it was important for the Capital Chapter to show our support of the military,” said Short-Tomasulo.

Karen Theobald, a recent founder of the Helping Our Heroes Foundation is pictured with a few of the members of the WID Washington DC Chapter after she addresses their group. Theobald spoke on the importance of individual and corporate support for our injured military and brought soldier Victor Ortiz to the event as her guest. [more]