Please help support our dear friends at the California Restaurant Association, San Diego chapter by ordering some delicious meals for pick up, delivery or drive-thru! CRA SD has given very generously to our ill and injured warriors for many years - let's support our local restaurants by ordering a wonderful meal to enjoy at home with our families, so we can one day soon return to these wonderful establishments. You can now use the San Diego Restaurant Week web site at www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com to easily search for open restaurants by location.

During these unprecedented times, Warrior Foundation Freedom Station is working hard behind the scenes to support ill and injured warriors, including those who are now impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all turn to online ordering, remember that AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support us every time you shop, at no cost to you! Use our unique charity link at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-0067633 and the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from eligible purchases. There is no need to set up a new account - you'll use the same account for Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Thank you for your support!

Take a look at what's happening at Freedom Station II.Warrior Foundation Freedom Station is creating a new home for our American Military Heroes in transition.

Greetings to our Warrior Foundation Freedom Station family. When it comes to our warriors' favorite events of the year, our annual bass fishing tournament at Diamond Valley Lake definitely ranks near the top of the list! Originally scheduled for May 16, the tournament is being postponed as a precautionary measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rest assured we will reschedule all postponed events as soon as it is safe to do so. Recreational time in the outdoors is incredibly healing and beneficial for our warriors' minds, bodies and spirits. These are challenging times, but we remain focused on helping the ill and injured service members who need us the most. Event updates will be posted on our web site. Stay healthy and safe!

Celebrated every March 29, Vietnam Veterans Day is set aside as a day for Americans to honor the courage and sacrifice of those who served in the Vietnam War. The holiday, officially known as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, was made official by President Trump through the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 and encourages Americans to display the U.S. flag in honor of Vietnam veterans.

National Medal of Honor Day is observed every year on March 25. The Medal of Honor and is awarded to those who have distinguished themselves “conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity” above and beyond the call of duty. The President, in the name of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor to our nation's bravest Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since 1861. To all Medal of Honor recipients, past and present, Warrior Foundation Freedom Station salutes you!

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To our Warrior Foundation Freedom Station family, I hope you and your families are healthy, safe and well as the nation grapples with the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19. The foundation is monitoring the situation daily and making the necessary adjustments to ensure we follow official government guidance and take necessary precautions to protect those who matter most to us, including staff, volunteers, partners, and the warriors we serve. Warrior Foundation Freedom Station’s operations remain uninterrupted, and we are fully equipped to continue running programs for our ill and injured service members. To limit public gatherings at this time, the majority of our near-term events and fundraisers have been canceled or postponed indefinitely. We anticipate these fundraisers will be rescheduled once it’s determined that COVID-19 no longer presents a public health risk. Event updates will be posted on our web site at www.warriorfoundation.org. If you hold a volunteer badge for the local military bases, please note they will not be honored at this time, in an effort to support disease-containment operations. Access is currently restricted to mission-essential personnel. The health and wellness of our team, and the military heroes we serve, remains top priority during this challenging time. Thank you for all you do for Warrior Foundation Freedom Station. Sincerely, Sandy Lehmkuhler CEO and Founder Warrior Foundation Freedom Station