From Borders to Forgotten, Standing With Our Real Heroes This Veterans Day

In their youth, they stood at the borders so we could sleep peacefully. They walked through snow, heat, rain, and danger so that our homes would remain safe. They missed birthdays, festivals, and family moments so that our nation could stand tall. These men were once our shields. Today, many of them are forgotten.

Support Our Heroes was born from a painful truth, that after serving the nation with courage and sacrifice, many retired soldiers are left behind. Some do not receive pensions. Some have no stable jobs. Some are battling old age, illness, and loneliness.

Many are found living in extremely poor conditions, struggling to arrange even their daily meals. These are not beggars. These are our veterans.

During the OROP protests at Jantar Mantar, the founders personally met many retired soldiers and their families. They heard stories that shook their hearts, stories of brave men who once guarded the nation, now struggling to afford food and medicine.

Stories of war widows trying to raise children alone. Stories of families who lost their only earning member in service to the country and were left with no long-term support. That is when they decided this could not be ignored.

Support Our Heroes works to ensure that no soldier or soldier’s family is left helpless. The foundation provides monthly ration support to retired soldiers who have no regular income. For them, this ration is not charity, it is dignity. It means they do not have to sleep hungry. It means they do not have to stand in lines asking for help. It means they can live with respect.

The foundation also supports the children of soldiers who lost their lives. When a soldier dies, the family does not only lose a loved one, they lose their future. The foundation ensures that these children receive education till at least the 12th grade, so they can build a life with confidence and hope. Education is not just books; it is the promise that their father or mother’s sacrifice will not be forgotten.

This Veterans Day, we ask a simple question: If they protected our future, shouldn’t we protect theirs?

These heroes never asked for anything while serving the nation. Today, they quietly struggle. Many are found in heartbreaking conditions, old, weak, and invisible to the world. But Support Our Heroes refuses to look away. They are doing their best, but they cannot do this alone.

Your donation is not just money. It is a meal on a veteran’s plate. It is a school uniform for a martyr’s child. It is medicine for an ageing hero. It is dignity for someone who once gave everything.

Let us not wait for them to suffer in silence. Let us stand up for the people who once stood up for us. This Veterans Day, don’t just say “Thank You.” Show it. Donate. Support. Remember. Because heroes should never be forgotten.