It Takes All Of Us to Honor, Empower, and Connect with our Military Community

It Takes All Of Us to Honor, Empower, and Connect with our Military Community.

Like many young people, Army veteran Joe Pierstorff answered the call to serve his country shortly after 9/11. But after returning from deployment in Iraq, injuries made the transition back to civilian life hard.

In an interview on 'NFL Total Access', Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox discusses his passion for helping out veterans before discussing his team's 'Monday Night Football' game against the New York Jets in Week 9 of the 2023 NFL regular season.

Salute to Service is a year-round effort by the NFL and its long-standing military and veteran support partners to Honor, Empower, and Connect with our nation's military community. Chargers Defensive end Morgan Fox comes from a family with deep roots in the military. And his dad Joe continues his mission now as a civilian with Project Odyssey, a program he credits with giving his life new purpose. To learn about the NFL's impact work with its Salute to Service partners by visiting NFL.com/Salute.

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It Takes All Of Us to Honor, Empower, and Connect with our Military Community.

Salute to Service is a year-round effort by the NFL and its long-standing military and veteran support partners to Honor, Empower, and Connect with our nation's military community. Often the transition to civilian life after service can be hard. U.S. Army veteran Tramashika DeWalt credits organizations like the Wounded Warrior Project and programs like the Mission Continues for helping her turn her life around. To learn about the NFL's impact work with its Salute to Service partners by visiting NFL.com/Salute.

Nate Boyer is a former NFL player and Green Beret who hosted the NFL original series "Indivisible" in 2019 and 2020. He also began an organization called 'MVP: Merging Vets and Players' to assist retired NFL players and veterans in their return to "civilian" life. To generate more awareness for the organization, he brought together his unique combination of experience and talents to write, direct, and star in a film - aptly titled "MVP." This movie will be available on Cable VOD and Digital platforms to stream starting November 11. To learn more about the film and to get involved with Nate's organization, visit @MVPtheMovie and vetsandplayers.org.