What you’ll learn:

• How the Foundation’s three pillars of food, wellness, and community drive Breaking Bread with Heroes, the Mission: VetFit fitness pilot, and Reuniting the Brave
• Why the Face the Fight coalition, focused on veteran suicide prevention, trades the phrase “crisis response planning” for “bad day plans” veterans will actually make
• What moved Michael’s recovery from hopelessness toward purpose, from his first prosthetic to returning to Iraq with Operation Proper Exit

Who it’s for:

Veterans and military families working through recovery, transition, or loss, and the supporters, employers, and communities who stand with them.

Guest + credibility:

Michael Schlitz enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1996 and served 14 years as an infantryman and Army Ranger, rising from rifleman to platoon sergeant. An IED explosion in Iraq in February 2007 left him with burns over roughly 85 percent of his body and cost him both arms; more than 100 surgeries later, he leads outreach for the Robert Irvine Foundation.

Primary CTA:

Share this episode with a veteran who needs to hear Michael’s charge: Go impact somebody’s life.

Recommended Links & Resources:

• Michael Schlitz on LinkedIn
• Robert Irvine Foundation
• Gallant Few
• Related episode: Inside the Robert Irvine Foundation: One Marine’s Mission
• Greg Banks on LinkedIn
• Jason Fowler Music
• Cirrius Solutions (use this link to find a curated list of resources we promote based on first-hand experience)
• The Military Minute Episodes
• Any Questions: Reach out to us at CirriusTalk@cirriussolutions.com

In memoriam
Cpl. Lorne E. Henry Jr., driver
Sgt. Richard A. Soukenka, gunner
Spc. Jonathan D. Cadavero, medic

Killed in action February 27, 2007, when their vehicle struck an IED northwest of Yusufiyah, Iraq.

2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division.