Presidents Corner & Notes

To the Lettermen of the USA veterans community and our loyal patrons, This Thanksgiving, my heart is overflowing with gratitude for you. Your steadfast support and sponsorship of our work—through President’s Corner, Notes, our social media platforms, videos, and website—gives us the privilege of serving America’s veterans full-time. It is an honor we never take lightly. As my family and I gather around the table this year, you—our Lettermen of the USA family—are at the very t

The dream opens with me planning to fly to Boston. I step outside the airport’s passenger loading area, expecting to board a plane, but instead, I find my mom’s old blue 1991 Ford pickup truck parked there. I realize it couldn’t possibly get me to Boston, yet somehow, I’ve already arrived at my destination. The scene shifts to my parents’ farm, with its familiar pasture, barnyard, and a long gravel driveway lined with crepe myrtles, stretching several hundred yards. I’ve invi

As a history major with a lifelong passion for the stories that bind us—those tales of courage, betrayal, and unyielding resolve—few invitations stir the soul quite like one from a true American legend. On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, I had the profound honor of attending the Youth Leadership Development Program Luncheon at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Mountain Brook, Alabama, as the guest of retired Major General David P. Burford—our 2023 Military Honoree from the  On

Birmingham, AL — November 7, 2025 — The Lettermen of the USA proudly released a tribute video commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, celebrating a legacy of courage, sacrifice, and unwavering service that has defined America’s history since 1775.   A Legacy Forged in History The video opens with a powerful salute to what it calls “the greatest fighting force the world has ever known”—the U.S. Marine Corps. Viewers are reminded that since its fo

I returned the black Mazda SUV to Enterprise in Rainbow City with ten minutes to spare before closing, the fuel gauge sitting above the mark it had when I picked it up two days earlier. The odometer read 1,100.3. The clerk raised an eyebrow. “You drive for a living?” he asked. “No,” I said, handing over the keys. “Just for the ones who can’t.” That was Thursday, October 23. The journey had begun only forty-eight hours earlier, but it felt like a season. Two days. Five cities.

I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on history. It was Christmas in the 1990s, Crown Point in Tuscaloosa, Alabama — a kitchen thick with the smell of ham and coffee, voices rising and falling like fiddle strings. My father was telling my brother a story, the kind you don’t find written down anywhere, the kind that drips out between laughter and bourbon. I walked in halfway through, catching only the heat of it —  “Hard as they come, Ludwick (  Ludwig)  Fuhrman was,”  he said. They say

In the heart of Southside, Etowah County, Alabama, where the Coosa River winds through fertile valleys and community ties run as deep as...

September 19, 2025 A Legacy of Unity and Service: The Enduring Partnership Between Alabama Power and the Lettermen of the USA In the crimson hues of an Alabama Power jersey, emblazoned with the number “1” and the bold proclamation “Alumni Day ‘11,” lies a story far richer than the fabric itself. These jerseys—one in vibrant red, the other in deep navy—serve as tangible relics of a pivotal moment when rivals set aside their differences to rebuild a shattered community. Capture

In the red clay embrace of Southside, Alabama—where the Coosa River winds through pecan groves and family farms—my mother, Jerrie...

You know you live in Alabama when you step into your front yard on a humid August evening, the air a sultry quilt of heat and damp, and...

Do you find yourself worrying more than you pray? Be honest—how much of your day is consumed by worry? How much of it is spent dwelling on yesterday, last week, last month, last year, or even ten or twenty years from now? In other words, are the events of the past—whether from a week ago, a month ago, or decades ago—still haunting you?

I will never forget the first time I saw him. It was a rainy day, the kind where water dripped off my fatigue cap in steady rivulets, my...

On the night of September 10, 2001, millions of Americans went to bed quietly, with no thought that the next morning their world would change forever.

In December 2011, a divine truth pierced my soul: men who lack discipline are men who lack results. I was struggling—personally,...

The Lettermen of the USA joined forces with the Birmingham Barons to bless the children of veterans with brand new HP laptops through our Laptops for Heroes program. These gifts represent so much more than technology—they are tools of opportunity, opening doors for learning, creativity, and the future.

Dear Friends and Supporters, As the Founder and President of Lettermen of the USA, I am still reflecting with deep joy on our Red, White...

From Skeptic to Seeker: A Journey into the True Myth “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God” (Psalm...

Lettermen of the USA (LotUSA) has long stood as a beacon of support for veterans and their families. With the launch of its new Shelters...

As a former inside linebacker at the University of Alabama from 1985 to 1987, I had the privilege of playing alongside extraordinary...

As I sit on the threshold of two powerful anniversaries—July 30, the day I was spared from death, and August 22, the day my heart was...