Mary Cortani Recognized as a Cal Vet Trailblazer
California is home to nearly 163,000 women veterans, making California the second largest population of women veterans in the country next to Texas. As a proud member and advocate for this community, our founder and executive director, Mary Cortani, was humbled to be...
Veteran Ramon and His Service Dog Huey Win the Purina Visible Impact Award
Meet Huey, the PTSD service dog providing life-changing support for his U.S. Army veteran owner. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Veteran’s Day, Purina Dog Chow and award-winning recording artist and actor Anthony Ramos are proud to...
Veteran Ramon and His Service Dog Huey – Purina Visible Impact Award Finalists
Huey and Ramon’s Story – Please Vote for Huey and Ramon HERE After spending 17 years in the Army, military life was all Ramon knew. But when he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury from events that occurred in Iraq,...
An end of year message from our founder: The profound gift of everyday life
As 2022 ends, I am reflecting on all that Operation Freedom Paws (OFP) has accomplished this year. 2022 has had its ups and downs. We have all faced challenges and survived. This post is about believing there is a better tomorrow than today. Believing in the good,...