Happy Veterans Day
A short video message from our veterans at Patriot Angels.
Veterans Day Reminds Us Why We Do This Work
Today is Veterans Day. Across the country, people will pause to say thank you. At Patriot Angels, the day also brings us back to the reason we come to work: we are honored to serve those who served.
Every family who calls us is trying to take care of someone who already gave this country their time, their youth, and often their health. Sometimes it’s a veteran. Sometimes it’s a spouse who held a household together through deployments and the years after. Sometimes it’s a son or daughter trying to do right by a parent who served. Their stories and sacrifices are why we do this work, and why we make sure no family has to walk through it alone.
Honoring their service every day
Veterans Day comes once a year, but the people we serve live with their service every day. A veteran facing a new diagnosis. A surviving spouse trying to keep up with the cost of care. A son or daughter sorting through VA paperwork they’ve never seen before.
Walking those families through the process is how we say thank you the other 364 days of the year. It’s why our team treats every application like it belongs to a member of our own family.
From the families we serve
The stories that stay with us
On Veterans Day, we honor those who served and the families who stand beside them. These two families’ words remind us why this work matters.
After her husband, Joe, passed away, Cathy sat down and wrote us a letter by hand.
Dear Patriot Angels,
In the summer of 2024 I was desperately looking for a place for my husband who had been diagnosed with dementia and for funds to pay for that place. I called a Place for Mom, and the man I spoke to gave me the name of Patriot Angels. You helped me all the way through the long process of getting Joe approved for a pension. With that pension, other personal funding and God’s help, we found a home for him and never missed a payment.
Joe’s health gradually declined, and he passed on August 3, 2026. With your help, he lived in comfort and safety with care from people who loved him. Thank you for the hard work you did for us to make his last years joyful.
With love + appreciation, Cathy
Annette reached out when her sister was moving from Ohio to Tennessee and needed a place to live.
In the spring of 2023, while looking for a placement for my sister, who was relocating from Ohio to Tennessee, I found myself needing to find assistance in landing a home for her. Within that search, I discovered Patriot Angels. A representative of Patriot Angels acquainted me with the benefits that she could qualify for to assist obtaining placement at Vitality Senior Living in Hendersonville, TN. The communication I received, the direct contact, and the attention to detail culminated in my sister’s overall well being and current care. I have the peace of mind knowing my sister is now receiving the very best care all made possible because of Patriot Angels! Because of the assistance of Patriot Angels securing a financial benefit from the Veterans Administration, my sister is able to comfortably age in place. I am extremely grateful and thankful to Patriot Angels for the compassion, concern, and care extended towards my family.
— Annette, Hendersonville, TN
Saying thank you, face to face
Stories like Cathy’s and Annette’s are why Veterans Day means so much to our team. One of the best ways we know to honor it is to say thank you in person, in the communities where veterans live.
A ribbon, a handshake, a few minutes of listening. They’re small gestures, but they let the men and women who served know they haven’t been forgotten.
Thank you for your service
Today, and every day, we’re grateful for the men and women who served this country and for the families who stood beside them. Your sacrifices made a difference for all of us, and it’s a privilege to serve you in return.
Happy Veterans Day from all of us at Patriot Angels.
