Coast to Coast for America's 250th — Rally4Vets Joins Face the Fight Coalition

LOS ANGELES - EntSun -- EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Rally4Vets / Disabled Veterans Empowerment Network (DVEN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to veteran community-building and suicide prevention, today announced it has been accepted as a Friend of the Face the Fight® Coalition — a national movement uniting more than 250 corporations, foundations, nonprofits, and government partners committed to ending veteran suicide.

A Coalition Built to Save Veteran Lives
Face the Fight® was founded in 2023 by USAA, the Humana Foundation, and Reach Resilience to confront the national crisis of veteran suicide through philanthropic grantmaking, public awareness, and a growing coalition of mission-aligned organizations. The initiative has set an ambitious goal: to dramatically reduce the veteran suicide rate by 2030.

The scale of the crisis is staggering:

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- More than 120,000 veterans have died by suicide since 2001
- The veteran suicide rate is 57% higher than the national average
- Nearly 20 veterans die by suicide every day

To date, Face the Fight has screened more than 245,000 veterans for suicide risk, delivered suicide-specific interventions to more than 40,000 veterans, and trained 30,000 people in suicide prevention skills. The coalition is projected to save 6,500 lives through 2032.

The 2026 Rally4Vets America Grand Tour: Rolling Tribute to America's 250th
Spanning 37 days and more than a dozen major stops, the route traces the American story from the Pacific coast to the nation's capital — visiting historic sites, veteran communities, and civic landmarks along the way.

Key dates and milestones:

• June 7, 2026 — Ceremonial Start, Los Angeles, California
• June 12, 2026 — Official Departure, Los Angeles
• July 17, 2026 — Arrival, National Mall, Washington, D.C.

The route includes stops at:

• El Pueblo de los Ángeles, San Francisco, Mt. Hood, Portland, Coeur d'Alene
• Yellowstone National Park, Little Bighorn, Mt. Rushmore
• The Alamo (San Antonio), New Orleans, Tampa, Jacksonville, Charleston
• Kitty Hawk, Yorktown, Monticello, and the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

The Grand Tour also carries civic significance beyond Rally4Vets' mission. The rally is aligned with Veterans for All Voters' Oath Challenge and We the Veterans and Families' Vet The Vote initiative, reinforcing the democratic values that generations of veterans have fought to protect.

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"Our 2026 Grand Tour is special because we are celebrating the 250th birthday of the world's greatest democratic experiment and the 250th year of service to democracy by the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps," said Hess. "Every mile we drive is a tribute to those who served, and a reminder that the veteran story is the American story."

https://www.rally4vets.com/2026-america-grand-tour