The 2016 Weekend Agenda

Friday, May 20th – Welcoming Dinner Celebration at the Marriott  Sugar Land Town Square

Saturday, May 21st – 5k Run, Walk & Wheel at Cinco Ranch High School. Afternoon, lunch at Taste of Texas Steakhouse, Baseball: Astros vs. Texas Rangers

Sunday, May 22nd – Caregiver Appreciation Conference in the morning, lunch at Spa and Diamonds & Denim Gala at NRG Stadium in the evening. VIP reception and Hall of Fame Gala Program

Monday, May 23rd – Golf Tournament at Shadow Hawk Golf Club

No One Left Behind

The No One Left Behind Initiative was established in 2015 to honor one of our fallen brothers in arms, Marine Corporal Casey Owens. The Initiative helps bring awareness and outreach to address the severe mental and emotional pain some of our combat Veterans are experiencing. It’s time to take action and win this terrible internal war we are battling. There is absolutely no shame in PTSD or any other wounds received in war.

During his second deployment to Iraq in 2004, Corporal Owens was injured when his vehicle struck two anti-tank mines, which resulted in the amputation of right leg above the knee and his left leg below the knee.

After going through numerous surgeries and rehab for his physical wounds, Casey began dealing with the severe emotional wounds he received as well, many of which resulted from extreme Survivor’s Guilt after several fellow Marines in his platoon were killed in Iraq shortly after he was wounded. Casey, who would become a Paralympic Athlete and an advocate for the treatment of Veterans, struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for 10 years. Unfortunately, despite his many accomplishments, he eventually took his own life.