In 2007, when Warriors & Quiet Waters (WQW) was founded, our mission was to provide therapeutic recreation and rehabilitation to wounded servicemen and women through the medium of fly fishing in beautiful, serene southwest Montana.

In 1993 I left Montana to join the Marine Corps and spent the next 27 years living all over America and overseas.

I give because if others hadn’t, I wouldn’t be here.

For the first time, WQW has created a formal Alumni Engagement Program to provide essential, long-term support to Warrior alumni and their loved ones.

I grew up in Malta, Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana School of Pharmacy in 1996.

In the coming weeks, you’re going to see and hear us talking about a new program that we’re conducting this year.

If you’ve been following our organization for the last year, you’ve seen Warriors & Quiet Waters has been striving to do more for more – all to increase our impact on participants and their loved ones.

Our most comprehensive, game-changing program is ready to launch — and you helped create it.

After my transition out of the Army this program filled a void.

Usually, when you hear a veteran’s story, the headlines focus only on what they've lost — their brothers, limbs, or battles with suicide. Not often enough do you hear their stories of hope.

Brian Gilman, Colonel, USMC (Ret.) served as a United States Marine for 26 years. During his service, Brian filled roles as a Scout Sniper Platoon Commander; Director of Intelligence Operations of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment; COO; and later, CEO of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion; and was the commanding officer of the Marine Raider Training Center (MARSOC).

Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation’s 4^th annual Warrior Taste Fest raised $655,000 during their sold-out event in support of post-9/11 combat veterans.

Shannon Waters, the founder and owner of Gastro Gnome, shares how she came to appreciate the great outdoors and support veterans.

This year’s Journey Home Golf Tournament proceeds will help post-9/11 combat veterans and their loved ones thrive