On May 21, 2015, The COMMIT Foundation hosted its 2nd Annual Gala in Honor of Transitioning Veterans. Friends of COMMIT gathered at the Oregon Ridge Lodge and enjoyed incredible BBQ served with smiles and excellent service from the team at Mission BBQ. All tapped their toes to the entertaining bluegrass band The Boxcars. The formal program of the night included comments by LTG Michael T. Flynn USA (Ret.). He shared with the crowd his thoughts on the definition of a veteran and our freedom.

COMMIT presented the Bradley W. Snyder Changing the Narrative Award to Khalil Tawil, an Army Veteran from a Lebanese family, who in high school decided to attend West Point because he knew that people would view him differently after the 9-11 attacks. Khalil has participated in COMMIT mentoring programs and is currently working on a joint JD/ MBA from Yale and Harvard.

The evening closed on a hilarious note as Sebastian Maniscalco once again returned to entertain the crowd with his hilarious comedy show. COMMIT is blessed to have the support of many partners resulting in the ability to execute our initiatives. We are now focused on our upcoming veteran programs which will take place in Palo Alto, CA; Whitefish, MT; Houston, TX, and Chicago, IL.

A special thanks to our amazing 2015 sponsors!