๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐.๐ฅ
๐ด๐ฐ๐ช ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ณ๐จ in collaboration with BLK OPSโข๏ธ Foundation was a room full of veterans, families, leaders, creatives, and supporters coming together to celebrate leadership, culture, and the power of what happens after the uniform comes off.
We heard from trailblazers whoโve led in combat, in classrooms, in boardrooms, on film sets, and in tech, and now use those same lessons to serve in new ways. From Special Operations to storytelling.
From Vietnam to academia. From the battlefield to entrepreneurship. Each panelist shared not just what they did in service, but who theyโve chosen to become beyond it.
There was honesty. There was laughter. There were hard truths about transition and identity.
And there was something we donโt always see enough of, veterans openly talking about growth, reinvention, and responsibility to the next generation.
Thatโs what ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ is about.
Preserving stories. Amplifying voices. Building bridges between legacy and whatโs next.
Black History Month gave this night even deeper meaning.
๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
And seeing leaders who continue to give back long after their military service is a reminder that impact doesnโt end, it evolves.
To everyone who showed up, connected, asked questions, and leaned in….. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐!
Spaces like this donโt just happen. Theyโre built with intention.
Huge appreciation to Recurrent Military, National University, and Triple Nikel for the partnership and support. And last but not least, to the Military Influencer team for creating a platform where these conversations can happen.
Weโre grateful to have been part of it.
The mission continues.
Ruben Ayala Christopher J. McPhee, PMP Michael Clark Robert L. Zackery III Arthur “AC” Coley Daniel Tobias Flint Mario Johnson Shirley Bรกez, RBLP-T, CSSGB Katherine Torres-Pummill Curtez Riggs Tessa Robinson Joshua White Leo Damiron, BDP Mark Greene, MBA, MPA
