INTRODUCTION
“Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it.”
― Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
THE PROBLEM
Today the U. S. military is gradually becoming a separate warrior class, increasingly distinct from the public it is sworn to protect. We've learned to separate the veteran/warrior from the war. Bridging the gap between the veteran/warrior and the civilian world is the role of the Courage Festival
A SOLUTION
The Project Courage Foundation has developed the Courage Festival, a three-prong approach to bridging the gap.
For those who fought in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan the common denominators are the grinding boredom giving way to bowel-emptying fear; followed sometimes by the strange pleasure of unleashing a .50-caliber machine gun on enemies who are doing the same to you.
Coupled with these common denominators are the calming interludes of fixing one’s equipment; the improvised forms of social norms that emerge in a place far beyond the reach of law; more importantly the rude affection and deep love among your fellow “brothers in arms”.
About 1% of U. S. society has veteran/warrior connectivity either as a service member or as a direct relative of that service member. For most of the remaining 99%, the veteran/warrior is an outsider and a victim with physical and post-combat psychological problems.
For some of the 1%, the physical and psychological problems stem from the traumatic effects of combat. For most, if not all the problem is the lack of camaraderie, love, and friendship of the “brothers in arms” in our society.
Your sponsorship of the Courage Festival will bridge that gap between the 1% and the 99%
3 available packages from US$200 to US$1000
https://www.sponsormyevent.com/project-courage-ruck-run-undefineda) Notation of sponsorship on the event website,,, b) 1 free runner registration entry
10 available
a) Fourth tier company name featured on the event website... b) Option to host a promotional table at the event,,, c) 1 free runner registration entry (includes t-shirt)... d) 4th Tier name placement on Event T-shirts
10 available
a) Third-tier company name featured on the event website... b) Option to host a promotional table at the event... c) 2 free runner registration entries (includes t-shirts)... d) 3rd Tier name placement on Event T-shirts...
3 available