Veterans Talking to Veterans

02/01/2026

The American Legion’s 107th National Convention will be held in Louisville, Kentucky this year! Any members of the Legion are welcome!

The American Legion’s 107th National Convention will be held in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 28-Sept. 3. Attendance is not limited to convention delegates – members of the Legion, Sons of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and their guests are all encouraged to attend to help strengthen and support the nation’s largest veterans association.
Get more details, including registration info and hotel assignments: https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/convention/2026/january/legion-family-heads-to-louisville-for-107th-national-convention.
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02/01/2026

Are you interested in learning more about trauma informed health & wellness coaching, what we do, and where the profession is headed? Take a look at the latest blog from Mentor Agility. Even though VTTV coaches specialize in working with fellow veterans and their families, we still have all of the training to practice as health and wellness coaches with anyone who is in need of a coach. Our training, provided by Mentor Agility is accredited by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching. Learn more about the profession here: https://www.mentoragility.com/blog/health-wellness-coaching-standards-practice.

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Health & wellness coaching is evolving beyond theory. Explore professional standards, ethics, and real-world practice shaping credible coaching careers.

01/31/2026

Did you know? Veterans Talking to Veterans coaches are trained by Mentor Agility, an accredited program through the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching. We work with veterans and their families to move into a space of growth!

Growth begins in that small, often overlooked moment between “what happens” and “what we choose next.”
A reminder for coaches and clients in 2026.

01/31/2026

We are thrilled to watch our program expand into new communities across America!

We are so excited to have just trained more than a dozen new coaches who will now become a part of Veterans Talking to Veterans! The new coaches represented several states, including California and Illinois. The program is spreading across communities one veteran at a time!

01/24/2026

We are very grateful to Dan Starks and to the National Museum of Military Vehicles for hosting our annual event for veterans, their families and the local community these past three years! We encourage you to listen to this really informative and inspiring interview to learn more about this amazing museum in Dubois, Wyoming.

Listen here: https://nmmv.org/?page_id=3223

🎙️ A Conversation Worth Your Time

Dan Starks, Founder and Chairman of the National Museum of Military Vehicles, recently sat down with Jimmy Mac on Road Gang Radio for a wide-ranging and deeply thoughtful conversation about history, service, and purpose.

In the interview, Starks reflects on how a single restored Sherman tank grew into a world-class museum in Dubois, Wyoming—now home to the largest private collection of military vehicles in the world. He also speaks candidly about the museum’s deeper mission: honoring veterans not only through preservation and education, but by creating a place of connection, community, and support for those who have served.

From rare Revolutionary War artifacts to fully operable tanks, helicopters, and vehicles spanning World War I to the Global War on Terror, this conversation offers powerful insight into why the National Museum of Military Vehicles exists—and why its work matters now more than ever.

👉 Click the link below to listen to the full interview and hear Dan Starks share the story behind the mission.

01/20/2026

These are helpful resources for anyone who has a veteran in their life that they'd like to emotionally support.

https://news.va.gov/144589/decreasing-su***de-risk-how-support-veterans/

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A guide for Veteran supporters to the resources available to them that can prevent Veteran su***de.

01/19/2026

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

01/19/2026

Have you seen the movie “Sheepdog” yet? It was recently released to create additional awareness about veterans, and life after service. “The setting reinforced the film’s position inside a broader national conversation about how the country supports veterans after war.”

“Sheepdog is a truly artistic and authentic portrayal of the challenges many veterans and their families face after military service,” Foor told Military.com. “Post-traumatic stress does not exist in isolation. It affects marriages, parenting, employment, and a veteran’s sense of identity and belonging.”

https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2026/01/16/sheepdog-turns-veteran-trauma-mission-of-hope.html

The new film "Sheepdog" follows a combat veteran’s struggle to rebuild his identity after war, offering an unflinching but hopeful portrait of post-traumatic growth.

01/10/2026

Thank you to every Veteran for walking the Walk.

01/03/2026

We’re so thankful for Gary Hobbs, one of our trained VTTV coaches. Thank you Gary for always lending a hand!

“I’ve always been very passionate about helping people when they need help,” Hobbs said. “(If) anybody needs a hand, I’m usually one of the first ones to be there to help them out. I get a lot of satisfaction out of that; just ask them to pay it forward, and I think it happens.”

CHEYENNE — When Gary Hobbs extends a helping hand to his community, he doesn’t expect recognition or praise.