Cassie McVey

If August was supposed to be the month where we slowed down and caught our breath, apparently September didn’t get the memo. Walking With Honor is still rolling full steam ahead, and September brought another month filled with veterans, dogs, community, new connections, important conversations, and a few little breadcrumbs about something BIG coming in October. We May Have Dropped a Few Hints... We started September by dropping a few breadcrumbs about an amazing event Walking With Honor and...

August brought long, hot days, new friendships, plenty of dogs to spoil, and some meaningful reminders of why we do this work. We started the month at Veterans Resource Alliance’s VetFest, where veteran service organizations came together in one place for our veterans and their families. Seeing so many organizations, supporters, and community members connect was an incredible way to kick off August. It was a long, hot couple of days, but that didn’t stop more than 7,000 veterans and their...

Hi, my name is Cassie, and I’m the Assistant Director of Walking With Honor. I work closely with Faith every day, and I’ve been lucky enough to help her build Walking With Honor from the very beginning. Before this, I thought I understood what veterans go through. I thought I had a pretty good idea of their struggles and what they carried with them. But being part of starting Walking With Honor has shown me just how naive I really was. I also thought I understood what service dogs do… but I...