Road to Recovery begins tomorrow!

Well it is finally that time of year again for the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Fourth Annual Road to Recovery Conference and Tribute at the Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Resort in Orlando, FL. We all arrived yesterday and have been really busy getting ready for the 150 troops and their families to arrive tomorrow.

We are thrilled about this years event because it is going to be the largest event we have held yet, with more families than we have ever hosted before. This year, we are also very lucky to have a special guest with us, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Gordon Mansfield! Mr. Mansfield will be speaking on Sunday at our general session. We are honored to have such an esteemed member of our government speaking with our troops and their families.

Also, be sure to check out the Sean Hannity radio show later on this afternoon, J.R. will be speaking about the conference to Sean today.

Well it is time for me to get back to work, we have to have everything ready to go for our families to get here tomorrow! Check out the pictures from last years event here. More updates to come.

J.R. Martinez and B.J. Jackson
CSAH National Spokesmen

Some funny pictures...

We were looking through some older photos today and wanted to share some with you that we thought were pretty funny!

Here are two of our National Spokespeople, B.J. Jackson (left) and J.R. Martinez (right) on a 1500-mile bike ride in early October in Southern California. They were riding to raise funds and awareness for other wounded veterans with Operation American Spirit, a nonprofit organization founded by Emmy nominated actor Jack Scalia. J.R. was really showing his American pride with his red, white and blue mohawk!!

J.R. just couldn't keep from goofing off throughout this two week bike ride. Check out his new hairdo!

Check out our Events and Fundraisers section of our photo gallery for more pictures of the Operation American Spirit ride.

CSAH Featured on the Montel Williams Show!

Well it has been a crazy few days for us! Yesterday we flew from our hometown of Indianapolis, IN to the Big Apple, New York City, for a chance to appear on the Montel Williams Show! We got a call late on Tuesday from Montel's producers asking us if we would be able to share our family's story and how we have overcome adversity on his show. Of course we accepted! So we flew in Wednesday afternoon and filmed the show on Thursday, and then flew back home after the show was done taping.
It was a whirlwind trip, but we were thrilled to be able to share our story of resilience with a national audience, and of course, we were thrilled to meet Montel!
Check out our picture with Montel!

When Jerry was injured, of course it was a very tough time for all of us. But since then we have gone on to be stronger than ever as a family unit, and we have been blessed with many things along the way. The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes has been very instrumental is helping us through the hard times, and we always want to send a word of thanks their way! We would also like to thank Montel and his crew for allowing us to share our story, and share the Coalition's message on his show. We will let you all know as soon as possible when the show is going to air!

Now I guess it is time to get back to real life....

-Joan and Jerry Majetich

Wounded Troops and Their Families Attend Hannah Montana Concert in Texas

This past week, ten wounded troops and their families had the opportunity through the CSAH Family Support Network to attend the Hannah Montana concert in Texas, and some even got to meet Miley Cyrus herself! It was a very special event for the children who love the Hannah Montana Show.







Check out these pictures!


The Family Support Network offers a lot of different activities to help aid the wounded troops and their families during the long road to recovery. Sometimes it might just be taking families of wounded veterans to sporting events or concerts such as this one, and other times it might just be getting a wounded troop out of the hospital for the afternoon to enjoy some much needed fresh air.

The Family Support Network also provides laptops free of charge to wounded troops who are in the hospital and need some way to keep in touch with their families back home. The network also offers special counseling to wounded troops who need to share their stories with people who have "been there" through 'Hero Coach Counseling.'

Camp C.O.P.E. is another part of the network, that offers a therapeutic hands on day camp for the children of wounded veterans.

This Veterans Day

To all of our veterans of every war - the wounded and the missing, the living and the fallen, we salute you today. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and bravery.

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." - Elmer Davis

CSAH Presents Cross Canadian Ragweed at Randolph Air Force Base Tonight

With Veterans Day right around the corner, there are events planned across the country to honor the men and women of our Armed Forces. Tonight, the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is presenting the popular band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, at Randolph Air Force Base. This concert is expected to draw between 10,000 and 30,000 and is free to all DoD ID holders.

The event will be held on the flight line tonight, November 2, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

In addition to the concert, there will be exciting aerobatics, children’s inflatables and fireworks, and the entire event is free to all Department of Defense ID holders.

The show will begin with an air show courtesy of the US Army Golden Knights, Randy Ball versus the Air Force Jet car, Dan Buchanan with his air glider, and a T6 aeroshell.

Cross Canadian Ragweed will perform after the air show, with their eclectic country rock sound. The band is performing on behalf of CSAH.


If you are in the area, please come out for fun, fireworks and great music!

Tonight, the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes has also planned a very special
surprise for one of our wounded troops. We can't tell you today what we've got up our sleeve, so check back in on Monday to find out!