The below article is reprinted with permission of the Virginia State Bar. Over the past two decades, no military community has borne a greater burden fighting our nation’s battles than Special Operations Forces (SOF). Operating in over 76 countries on any given day, SOF are tasked with carrying out the military’s most secretive, specialized, and […]
As an active-duty Green Beret for the past 19 years, Richard Stayskal of North Carolina is an expert at military warfare. But for the past four years, Richard and his wife Megan have been fighting a different type of battle. In 2017, a military hospital missed a tumor in Richard’s right lung that was later […]
The Willis family travels often from their hometown of Holly Springs, North Carolina to Philadelphia, where 8-year old Jensen receives medical treatment for Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. This congenital heart defect means that Jensen is missing the left side of his heart and requires frequent, lifesaving medical care, […]
The 2020 Operation Healing Forces retreat in the Dominican Republic came at the perfect time for Jordan and Sasha Ailie. After 13 years with Marines and Navy Special Operations Forces, Jordan was recovering from neck surgery and transitioning to civilian life. The family had just moved from Virginia Beach to San Diego to start a […]
Operation Healing Forces is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to America’s Special Operations Forces who have served at the tip of the spear in our Nation’s battle to defeat violent extremists around the world. Our work focuses on helping to restore the relationships wounded by the call of duty faced by Special Operators.
