Military & Veterans Life

Scott's View: Heroes Meet Heroes with Veterans Advantage

Scott Higgins, WeSalute Co-founder & Co-CEO

Scott Higgins

Top companies join U.S. military & olympians as we salute Veterans Day 2022

Today, we’re announcing our most popular Veterans Day event -- Heroes Meet Heroes, the 10th annual edition.

Special guest honorees include:

• Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Paul W. “Bud” Bucha
• Two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Donna de Varona

Speakers:

• Sally Roberts, Three-time national champion wrestler and U.S. Army Veteran
• David Seymour, U.S. Army veteran, West Point graduate, Chief Operating Officer of American Airlines
• Kim Vandenberg, U.S. Olympic bronze medalist swimmer
• Jordan Burroughs, U.S. gold medalist wrestler
• David Caruth, U.S. Army Veteran and Head of Those Who Serve & Students Marketing Segment Strategy & Planning - Verizon Consumer Group
• Priscilla Loomis, Olympian in the high jump
• Miranda Melville, Olympian in race walking
• Joe Maloy, Olympic triathlete
• Syed Faraz, US Air Force combat navigator, Harvard/Stanford graduate student, and Tillman Scholar

Moderated by:

Scott Higgins, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Veterans Advantage
U.S. Army Veteran, Vietnam

Attendees entered raffles to win prizes, including ticket giveaways from IMAX, Dell computers, American Airlines, and free VetRewards subscriptions from Veterans Advantage for all attendees who served or are currently serving.

We also offer special thanks to event & patriotic sponsors for Veterans Week 2022. They are also longtime Veterans Advantage benefit partners: Avis Budget Group, Dell, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, 1-800-Flowers.com, Give Legacy, American Airlines, and FourBlock.

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