O1V BLOG

Another Warrior Weekend is in the books, and more members have been added to our "family!" With the looming forecast of Hurricane Irma, it was questionable as to how the weekend would turn out. Fortunately, Irma stayed out to sea long enough to give our guests perfect weather for rest and relaxation. Guests started arriving on Thursday evening, and they were introduced to our organization during the buffet style dinner. Over the course of the weekend, we had opportunities t

Moved by the events of 9/11, Bill Stevens was looking for a father-son project to do with his then 7-year-old, Cody, to teach him to respect our country's soldiers. Stevens' friend, Laird Canby, soon heard about the project and said they could do even more. "He said, 'I'll help you, we'll raise dollars and we'll take care of soldiers," Stevens said. And it took off. Stevens, founder of Operation One Voice, a group that raises money to help support the families of wounded and

September 4th will mark the beginning of the 11th Honor Ride. Honor Ride is an annual event that is organized by Operation One Voice. The goal of the long- distance bicycle ride is to honor a fallen service member. This year, the team will be honoring S.Sgt. Forrest Sibley. While serving as a Combat Controller with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, S.Sgt. Sibley was killed in action on August 26, 2005 at Camp Antonik, Afghanistan. He was at a vehicle checkpoint at a forwar