Active Heroes

10/06/2026

Join us Saturday, November 7 for the Carry the Fallen 5K & Half Marathon in Shepherdsville, KY.

Whether you run, walk or ruck, every mile is an opportunity to honor our nation’s heroes and support Active Heroes’ mission to serve veterans, military members and their families.

📅 Saturday, November 7
⏰ Race starts at 8:00 AM
📍 1022 Ridgeview Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
🏃 5K – $35 | Half Marathon – $50

Register today:
https://runsignup.com/Race/KY/Shepherdsville/CarryTheFallen5kAndHalfMarathon

Bring your family, friends, coworkers or team — and Carry the Fallen with us. 🇺🇸

09/30/2026

🇺🇸 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY! 🚙

A reliable vehicle can mean getting to work, making a medical appointment, or being there for family.

Through Keys to Freedom, Active Heroes is partnering with Ford to give a new vehicle to a deserving veteran in Jefferson or Bullitt County.

Apply or nominate a veteran today, Sept. 30:
https://activeheroes.org/vehicleapplication

Know someone who could benefit? Tag them or share this post to help us reach them before the deadline. ❤️🤍💙

09/29/2026

🇺🇸 Two days left to help a veteran move forward!

They answered the call to serve. Now, we have an opportunity to give back.

Active Heroes is partnering with Ford through Keys to Freedom to give a new vehicle to a veteran in Jefferson or Bullitt County — helping them get to work, medical appointments and the people who matter most.

Know a veteran who could use this opportunity? Apply or nominate them by September 30.

🔗 https://activeheroes.org/vehicleapplication

Share this post to help us reach a veteran who needs it! 🇺🇸

09/28/2026

⏰ Just a few days left to apply for Keys to Freedom!

Active Heroes is partnering with Ford to give a new vehicle to a veteran in the Louisville area. For a veteran facing transportation barriers, a reliable vehicle can make a difference in getting to work, making medical appointments and being there for family.

Watch the video to learn why this program matters, then help us reach someone who could benefit. Veterans in Jefferson or Bullitt County can apply or be nominated through September 30.

Apply or nominate a veteran: https://activeheroes.org/vehicleapplication

Please share this with a veteran or family who needs to see it. 🇺🇸

09/23/2026

After 84 years, World War II hero T/5 Robert W. Hirst is finally coming home.

Hirst survived the Bataan Death March before dying as a Japanese prisoner of war in 1942. His remains have now been identified and will be returned to Kentucky for burial.

Active Heroes board member Colonel Lance Turlington will officiate Thursday’s funeral. We invite veterans, service members, JROTC members and the entire community to join us in honoring this American hero and welcoming him home.

Wednesday, Sept. 23
Visitation from 1–7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 24
Visitation from 9 a.m.–noon
Funeral at noon

📍 Schoppenhorst, Underwood & Brooks Funeral Home — Shepherdsville

4895 N Preston Hwy, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Please share so everyone who wishes to pay their respects has the opportunity to do so.

09/21/2026

🇺🇸 Active Heroes recently joined WAVE Listens to discuss our Keys to Freedom program and how reliable transportation can change a veteran’s life.

Through our partnership with Ford, we’ll provide a deserving Louisville-area veteran with a brand-new vehicle — helping remove transportation barriers to work, healthcare and family responsibilities.

Applications are due September 30.

🔗 Apply or nominate a veteran: https://activeheroes.org/vehicleapplication

Watch the interview, then help us spread the word by sharing this post!

09/18/2026

Active Heroes joined WAVE to discuss Keys to Freedom, a program created with support from Ford to provide a brand-new vehicle to a deserving Louisville-area veteran.

Watch the video to learn more and please help us spread the word.

🚨 The deadline to apply or nominate a veteran is September 30.

🇺🇸 Veterans must live in Jefferson or Bullitt counties to be eligible.

Apply or nominate someone here: https://activeheroes.org/vehicleapplication/

Sean Baute welcomes Active Heroes to the Listens Live! studio to highlight their Keys to Freedom program in partnership with Ford.

09/17/2026

Something special is coming and it could change the life of a local veteran. 🇺🇸

Active Heroes, with support from Ford Motor Company, is preparing to give a brand-new vehicle to a deserving Louisville-area veteran through our Keys to Freedom program. 🔑

We’ll be sharing more of our interview with WAVE soon, but time is running out to apply or nominate someone you know.

🚨 Applications close September 30.

Eligible veterans must live in Jefferson or Bullitt counties.

Apply or submit a nomination today:
https://activeheroes.org/vehicleapplication

Please share and help us reach a deserving veteran before the deadline.

09/09/2026

Our mission is getting some love from WHAS11! 🇺🇸💙

As Give for Good Louisville approaches, WHAS11 stopped by Active Heroes to share how our community is helping veterans, service members and military families find connection, healing and purpose.

🎥 Watch the WHAS11 story from to learn more about our mission.

💙 Then join us tomorrow and help us reach 500 donors!

DONATE: https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization/Active-Heroes

Can’t donate? Share this post. You never know who it might reach.

Thank you to WHAS11 for helping tell the Active Heroes story!

05/11/2026

2026 National VFW Chaplains’ Retreat at Active Heroes

Active Heroes proudly hosted the National VFW Chaplains’ Retreat for the second year, welcoming chaplains from across the country, including National Chaplain Darren Atkins and Past National Chaplains Deb Halter (Missouri) and Dave Frei (Idaho).

The retreat opened Friday with a QPR su***de intervention training session led by Molly Jones of The Pete Foundation, resulting in 21 chaplains earning QPR certification.

Saturday featured breakfast at the Pavilion and grief-focused training by Dr. Frank Correa (California), followed by a trail hike, lunch at the Veteran-owned Salt River Brewing Company, and a visit to Fort Knox.

The weekend concluded with a Kentucky burgoo dinner, recognition of outgoing National Chaplain Darren Atkins, and a sunset firepit with music by Maria Saunders and Kelley Sockett, of West Virginia and Ohio.

The training was coordinated by Active Heroes, and the meals were provided on site. If you are willing to support programs like this, please visit
https://activeheroes.org/guardian-program/

Active Heroes thanks Chaplain Deb Halter and all participants for their contributions to this event, and all VFW Chaplains for serving our combat Veterans.

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