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K9’s on The Front Line is pleased to present our Sixth Annual Show Me Honor Awards Charity Gala! “Show Me Honor” is an award saluting one Missourian each year for outstanding service to Missouri Veterans. The event will begin with a cocktail hour and silent auction, followed by a formal dinner with our guest speaker, After the presentation of the award, there will be a live auction. All proceeds benefit K9s on the Front Line, a nonprofit that provides PTSD service dogs to combat veterans in Missouri at no cost to the veteran.
🇺🇸🇺🇸 Mark your calendars. Save the date March 29th, 2025. The Diamond Pet Foods Presents 6th Annual Show Me Honor Awards Dinner will be held at Capital Plaza Hotel.
Introducing our next guest speaker
Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans is one of the most decorated female veterans in US History. She was a successful senior military intelligence analyst and paratrooper, operating in several high-tempo and dangerous missions around the world including Grenada, Kosovo, Bosnia, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
In 2006, while working as a sergeant major in Afghanistan, a mortar blast threw her into a concrete bunker wall. She suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury and lost 95% of her hearing, ending her career in military service. Gretchen received the Bronze Star for valor and heroism in combat.
Gretchen shares compelling and riveting stories and experiences, going from being the highest enlisted rank in the Army to traversing through life after a serious combat injury. Her insightful and poignant perspective offers a view into a window of today’s warriors, and offers nuggets of wisdom and impactful takeaways. She shares her story with a unique style of encouragement, hope and humor.
Gretchen’s story is featured in the new 2020 bestselling book, What’s Within You, and in August 2020, Gretchen and her adventure racing team, Team UNBROKEN, were featured in the “World’s Toughest Race” on Amazon Prime, hosted by Bear Grylls and produced by Mark Burnett. Team UNBROKEN is the first totally disabled team to ever compete in this arduous adventure race. Their desire is to bring awareness that disabilities do not define or limit what is possible with hard work, grit, gumption, and a rope team.
She was honored with the 2022 Pat Tillman Award for Service, and has been inducted into the U.S. Army Women’s Hall of Fame and U.S. Veteran Hall of Fame. She has won numerous medals and awards from the Bronze Star to a Presidential Unit Citation Medal, several Global War on Terrorism ribbons, and six Meritorious Service Medals. She is contributing to military TBI, CTE and PTSD research by pledging to donate her brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation as part of Project Enlist.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Capital Plaza Hotel, 415 W McCarty St, Jefferson City, MO,Jefferson City,MO,United States
