Program

With Honor Action’s biennial Gala is focused on celebrating bipartisan leadership in Congress and highlight leaders who continue to put integrity, civility, and courage first

Panel: Leading the For Country Caucus

Moderated by Face the Nation host, Margaret Brenann with For Country Caucus members Rep. Jason Crow and Rep. Steve Womack
"A vote of principle should be celebrated by America...we have been in the breach and are willing to do it again for our country"

Rep. Steve Womack

For Country Caucus member
"Progress in America never happens on its own, it happens when people make great sacrifices to do it."

Rep. Jason Crow

For Country Caucus member

Panel: The bipartisan U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Moderated by Jim Fallows with For Country Caucus members Rep. Mike Gallagher and Rep. Mikie Sherrill

Lifetime Veteran Mentorship Award

Army Veteran Brett Gibson honored WWII Navy Veteran, Truman Semans, Sr. with the Lifetime Veteran Mentorship Award

The Brandon Act

Senator Mark Kelly, co-sponsor of the Brandon Act, and Patrick Caserta, father of Navy Veteran Brandon Caserta gave remarks on the bipartisan Brandon Act and it's impact of our military and their families

Check out the work With Honor Action has done to help pass the Brandon Act here

General Charles Q. Brown, 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Senator Jack Reed, Army Veteran and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee introduced the Chairman along with follow up remarks by Senator Roger Wicker, Air Force Veteran and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
"Our country needs leaders, leaders who are willing to collaborate to get things done. Though beliefs and opinions may differ, there remains an unwavering thread that binds us all, our belief in the unparalleled potential of the United States."

General Charles Q. Brown

21st Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff

Governor Wes Moore

Governor Wes Moore was introduced by former Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski
"We need leadership that focuses not on this election but a generation that focuses on this generation and the next generation, that’s why we need folks who are elected with honor."

Barbara Mikulski

Former Senator from Maryland
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Wes Moore

63rd Governor of Maryland

Principles Before Politics Award

With Honor Action believes the key to making Congress more effective is electing and supporting lawmakers who lead with civility, integrity, and courage. Each year, With Honor Action recognizes those leaders who have embodied these ideals with the “Principles Before Politics” Award, recognizing leaders who make the hard choices to do what is best for the American people regardless of the political consequences

Rep. Steve Womack was award With Honor Action's 2023 Principles Before Politics Award

Lifetime Veteran Mentorship Award

With Honor Action Awarded David Gergen the Lifetime Veteran Mentorship Award

The Global War on Terrorism National Memorial

With Honor Action was honored to have Nucor announce it’s largest single gift to the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.

During the program, the bipartisan veterans who serve in the For Country Caucus, Nucor Corporation, North America’s largest steel producer, and the Nucor Charitable Foundation announced a donation of $2.5 million, which includes the steel to build the Global War on Terrorism Memorial. The Memorial will be located between the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.

You can read the full press release from the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation here

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“There’s a lot of challenges in front of the country these days, but when you work with colleagues such as those I work with in the For Country Caucus, they still have a lot of hope and you see a lot of strength and potential in the country.”

Rep. Jared Golden

For Country Caucus member
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LTG(R) Nadja West

44th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and With Honor Action Advisory Board member