09/01/2026
💜 International Overdose Awareness Day — Remembering Our Veterans
Today, we remember the Veterans we have lost to overdose and honor those who continue to fight for recovery.
Behind every uniform is a person—a person who has served, sacrificed, endured, and carried experiences that others may never fully understand. Sometimes the battles continue long after the uniform comes off.
On International Overdose Awareness Day, we choose compassion over judgment, connection over isolation, and hope over stigma. A substance-use struggle does not erase a Veteran’s courage, worth, or dignity.
To every Veteran who is struggling:
You are not a burden. You are not your past. You are not your struggle. And it is not too late to ask for help.
Recovery is possible. Healing is possible. Your life is worth fighting for.
Let us remember those we have lost, support the families carrying their grief, and stand beside the Veterans who are still here—reminding them that they don’t have to face the next battle alone. There are treatment and recovery resources available to Veterans, along with overdose-prevention tools such as naloxone.
💜 We remember. We honor. We support. We save lives.
💜 No shame. No judgment. Just hope, healing, and connection.
If you know any veteran in crisis, needing a community, or would like to donate or volunteer at Operation: RallyPoint, please hit the link oprallypoint.org. 🇺🇸