ABOUT PROJECT DIEHARD
Our Mission: to bring public awareness to veteran suicide, to assist veterans in coping with the stress and difficulties in transitioning from active duty military to civilian life. DONATEPROJECT DIEHARD AT A GLANCE
In dealing with the VA in two separate instances (both personally in beginning this process that took over a year when we began, and in helping our son, who is a wounded warrior suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury), we have seen how overwhelmed and understaffed the VA truly is. Soldiers are lost as they wait for the help they desperately need.
Having served this country for 26 years as a Soldier and Combat Medic, I lost more of my Brothers and Sisters to suicide when we got home than I did during our time deployed in combat.I wanted to bring awareness to Veteran Suicide, which led me to start Project Diehard.
Project Diehard started as a tribute motorcycle for the Brothers I lost who I served with. I’d go out to my shop and work on the bike. This work is a source of PTSD therapy for me. After long hours of prayers, on April 22, 2018 ProjectDiehard, a Non-profit Limited Liability Company, was formed.
The goal is simple, “To bring public awareness to veteran suicide and to assist veterans in coping with the stress and difficulties in transitioning from active-duty military to civilian life.” Help them rise.
One lost Veteran is to many. We have no way of getting an accurate number if the stigma attached to suicide exists. What leads to suicide? I wish we knew because if it had not been for the support of my wife, my church, and my friends, I would just be a number today.
This knowledge is what led to the concept Project Diehard. our facilities will be a place where a Veteran can come and stay for a day, a week, a month, or even up to a year. With food and shelter provided, whether they come to hang out and talk among other Veterans or they need assistance working thru the VA system, these Veterans will be welcomed and accommodated at no cost to them.
Our goal is to have 90% of funds raised go to helping a veteran. At no time will a board member or volunteer take a paycheck from ProjectDiehard. Together we can make a difference.
Brian L Gibson
Brian L Gibson
Projectdiehard L.L.C Pres
SFC USA Ret
OUR STAFF
BRIAN GIBSON SFC USA Ret
Founder/President, Project Diehard, LLC.
Brian (Gunny) Gibson resides in Paducah, Kentucky with his wife, Helene. They have 2 children: Steven (US Army Retired) and Katelyn. He is a member of Free Spirit Motorcycle Ministries. He continues to serve by forming Project Diehard to fight the war on veteran suicide and to assist his brothers and sisters in getting the help they need.
Civilian Life
Born: October 1967, Traverse City, MI
Graduated High School – Seattle, WA
Military
1985–1990 US Army 91 A Combat medic
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
1999–2016 US Army 68W Health Care SGT, 79R Recruiter
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Honorable Discharge (Retirement) February 2016, 26 Years Active Service
Awards
MSM 2, ARCM 3 AAM 15 GCMDL 5 NATL-DEF 2 SW-ASIA-SM-B 2
GWOTEM-1 GWOTSM-1 AFRM-M 1 AFRM 1 NCO-PROF-DE 3
OS-SVC-RBN 2 ARMY-SUPR-U 1 SA-KUL-IBM 1 KU-LIB-MDL(K) 1
CHAPLAIN VACANCY
RONNIE PRILLWITZ
Ronnie Prillwitz is currently a Master of Public Policy student at the University of Chicago and an Officer in the United States Air Force with 13 years of service. His academic interests include nonprofit management, countering violent extremism, as well as the politics of unipolarity. He currently serves as a Fellow at the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts in Chicago.
Prior to being admitted to the University of Chicago, Prillwitz served as a counterterrorism analyst and joint reconnaissance officer completing multiple deployments to Southwest Asia and the Middle East. He actively supports four nonprofit organizations that focus on advocacy for service members, veterans, and military families in need of assistance.
Ronnie holds an undergraduate degree in community development and public administration from Central Michigan University and a graduate certificate in international security from Stanford University Center of Professional Development.
Helene Gibson
Board Member (Trustee)
Helene is an Army Wife and Mother. She has held numerous management positions over the years. They include Shipping and Receiving, retail, and small businesses. Responsibilities included: making schedules, ordering, inventory, accounts payable/receivable, bookkeeping, and establishing relationships with vendors and colleagues. She still is in contact with many today.
With her husband and son both being Veterans, Helene understands the need for Project Diehard and Fort Hope.
Nolan Harris
Board Member
Nolan Harris enlisted into the U.S Army right out of High School. He served two years before being medically discharged due to a spinal injury. He is married to Abby Harris and resides in Calvert City, KY
“I do my best to follow where God wants me, this is why I am proud and honored to sit on the Board of Project DieHard. I love my country and I love GOD, None of my Brothers and Sisters should ever feel like they are alone”
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His present rule as Head of the Church and in His personal return in power and glory
We believe the salvation of lost and sinful men regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the barrenness of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, with equality across racial, gender, and class differences.
spiritual partners
“Veterans helping Veterans is the most effective assistance we can give to Veterans who may be struggling. One needs to have those experiences to share for meaningful impact. No one knows the indescribable sensations our veterans experience when their demons follow them home from the war, except other Veterans who have successfully fought off the demons that followed them home. Brian has walked that walk, And as a career soldier, he knows how and what to do to help our veterans discover the war is over, and allow them to finally find peace, meaning, and happiness in their lives.”
– SOC Sean A. Morrison USN
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