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Grand Cane Veteran Honored for #StillServing
The national Veterans of Foreign Wars #StillServing campaign recognizes veterans who continue to serve in their community.
Grand Cane veteran David Fields is being honored for dedication to country and community in the VFW #StillServing campaign. The national Veterans of Foreign Wars #StillServing (vfw.org/stillserving) campaign recognizes veterans who continue to serve in their community after the military.
A two-time Iraq veteran, two years ago Fields was training for what would have been his third deployment to Iraq when he was hit by a car while bike riding and became disabled. Fields, VFW Louisiana state chaplain, accepted the accident gracefully saying that life often throws us curveballs. He knew God had more in store for him. He has continued in his role as chaplain and uses his accident to serve others.
Fields says he is #StillServing because he wants to be an example of turning a challenge into an opportunity.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) launched #StillServing, a campaign to highlight the many ways America’s veterans continue to serve in their local communities after transitioning from the military, in February 2020. What started as an awareness campaign has become a social movement as veterans across the country continue to step up to share stories of how they are still serving. More than 1,000 veterans’ stories have been shared through news coverage, website features and magazine and newsletter articles.
“Our original intent here was to recognize and showcase the important ongoing service of the lifeblood of our organization - our members, but the campaign quickly took hold and expanded well beyond the confines of our membership to veterans and advocates around the world,” said Tim Borland, VFW commander-in-chief. “The participation and interest this campaign has garnered has exceeded all expectations, and it continues to gain momentum.”
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Since its launch, more than 2 million people have engaged with the campaign and it has gained the attention of individuals worldwide, recently earning a Grand Award at the 19th International Business Association for the highest marks of more than 3,700 nominations to the business awards.
The VFW urges Americans to visit vfw.org/StillServing to share their stories of continued service.