EOD Warrior Foundation
| Abbreviation | EODWF |
|---|---|
| Motto | We Remember. |
| Type | Nonprofit 501(C)(3) |
| Purpose | Improve the quality of life for the EOD Family by providing educational, financial and emotional support. |
| Headquarters | Niceville, Florida |
| Website | Official website |
The EOD Warrior Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides support and assistance to wounded and fallen Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians and their families. The Foundation provides on-going support to the wounded and their caregivers in the form of financial grants, therapeutic retreats and hospital visits.[1]
In March 2013 the EOD Warrior Foundation was founded as a merger of the EOD Memorial Foundation and the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation to create a unified support system for technicians injured in the line of duty as well as the families of the fallen.[2]
The Flag Program
The EOD Warrior Foundation's Flag Program is a volunteer-based event that celebrates and remembers deceased EOD technicians regardless of their dates of service or cause of death. Individuals volunteer with the Foundation to distribute donated flags on the graves of EOD technicians throughout the country. This program places a flag on the grave sites to recognize the fallen technicians’ service and sacrifice. [3]
The EOD Memorial
The EOD Memorial was founded in 1969 and is a tribute to the EOD men and women who have lost their lives in the course of their service.[4] The memorial was constructed at the original Naval Ordnance Station in Indian Head, Maryland in 1970[5] and transferred to the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) at Eglin Air Force Base in 1999. The wall holds 343 names of fallen EOD technicians[6] which date back to World War II.
On February 9, 2022, an expansion of the EOD Memorial, named The Remembrance Area, broke ground 400 feet away from the current memorial. This expansion is intended to honor those EOD technicians who are named on the wall, as well as the wider community of EOD technicians. Individuals recognized in The Remembrance Area include those who "continued an EOD life after separation or retirement and lost their life in that line of work, those that continued their struggle after deployments but never fully healed, those currently deployed, and those that had a significant meaning in someone’s life."[7]
References
- ↑ Rao, Devika (2017-08-07). "Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. B1.
- ↑ "EOD Warrior Foundation supports wounded warriors, grieving families". 2013-07-30.
- ↑ Dillman, Linda (2021-07-19). "Couple works with Foundation to honor fallen EOD veterans". Columbus Messenger.
- ↑ Averhart, Sandra (2017-05-05). "Ceremony Honors Bomb Disposal Technicians Killed In the Line of Duty". WUWF 88.1 - NPR for Florida's Great Northwest.
- ↑ "EOD Memorial".
- ↑ "EOD Memorial event returns". Eglin Air Force Base. 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "Memorial wall at EOD school on Eglin to expand". 2022-02-09.
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