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Honoring WWII Heroes: Forever Young Veterans’ Mission to Heal & Remember

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Shawn Welsh, Keith Cassant, Eric Brew, Mark ElderHonoring WWII Heroes: Forever Young Veterans’ Mission to Heal & Remember
  1. Honoring WWII Heroes: Forever Young Veterans’ Mission to Heal & Remember Shawn Welsh, Keith Cassant, Eric Brew, Mark Elder 21:29

Welcome to another inspiring episode of the VET S.O.S. Podcast! In this episode, we sit down with Diane Hight, founder of Forever Young Veterans, a nonprofit dedicated to ending the silent suffering of military veterans aged 65 and older.
Through her organization, Diane and her team work tirelessly to grant unfulfilled dreams for Aging veterans, take them on life-changing journeys back to battlefields and memorials, and provide them with honor, healing, and hope.
Since its founding, Forever Young Veterans has taken veterans on 59+ Honor Trips to historic sites like:
✅ Normandy, France (D-Day beaches)
✅ Belgium (Battle of the Bulge)
✅ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
✅ Washington, D.C. (WWII, Korean & Vietnam Memorials)
✅ Italy & England
📌 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🔹 Why WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans still struggle with PTSD & combat Stress
🔹 The impact of revisiting historic battlefields and memorials
🔹 Stories of healing and camaraderie from these unforgettable trips
🔹 How you can volunteer & support Forever Young Veterans
📢 Get Involved & Support the Mission:
🌍 Visit: ForeverYoungVets.org
📩 Volunteer & Donate: Help us find and honor our aging heroes!
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Shawn Welsh Founder, VET S.O.S. Podcast

Shawn Welsh is the Founder and Co-Host of the VET S.O.S. Podcast. The show features information and resources about veteran support organizations and key personnel in the veteran support community. With a passion for helping others, he started VET S.O.S. to provide a lifeline to veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses.

Shawn is a retired U.S. Army veteran with over twenty years of experience as an intelligence professional. As a senior noncommissioned officer, he was dedicated to taking care of his Soldiers and continues that mission today with VET S.O.S. Shawn holds several advanced degrees including a Master’s Degree in administrative leadership from the University of Oklahoma. A member of the Maxwell Leadership Team, Shawn is also a certified resiliency trainer who lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife and their two children.

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