Military Appreciation Mondays

Supports

Stop Soldier Suicide

According to a congressional finding, the U.S. Military has lost more servicemen and women to suicide than to hostile fire during the past two years. Stop Soldier Suicide (SSS) is a not-for-profit organization aimed at combating this growing suicide epidemic in the US Military. The organization raises civilian awareness of the trend, in addition to other interrelated veteran issues leading to suicide. SSS aids service members in the active, reserve, and National Guard components as well as veterans of all branches of military service. SSS is the first national, civilian not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing soldier suicide.

One of the co-founders is former Great Falls citizen and graduate of Langley High School, Nick Black (Vice President and Chief Operations Officer). Nick served as a Company and Battalion Fire Support Officer for 1-503 IN (ABN), 173rd ABCT from 2006-2011. Nick deployed for 15 months to Operation Enduring Freedom VIII (OEF) and then 12 months to OEF X. During his second deployment to OEF, Nick was responsible for all fires and effects as well as the 2010 Wardak District elections. Nick is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger schools. He is currently pursuing an MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler school of business. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in Political Science

If you are planning on attending the November 28th dinner, please be sure to make a reservation beginning on November 21st with the Old Brogue. As those who attended have attended previous dinners found, due to overflow we had to seat people on the back porch. Just call (703) 759-3309 and let them know if you would like to attend the 5:30 or the 7:30 seating.

For those of you unfamiliar with how MAM works, you simply come out and enjoy a great dinner at the Old Brogue in Great Falls. My co-sponsors and I will each make a 10% match of your dinner tab. For last month’s dinner in support of the Navy SEAL Foundation we had a total of 22 co-sponsors step forward, resulting in a match of 220 percent. Please let us know if you might be willing to step forward and volunteer to be a co-sponsor for this month.

We will also have door prize drawings as always, and we certainly welcome any items you might like to donate for the drawing.