Through tragedy, young champion continues to fight (14 Photos)

After The Event, doctors prepared Matthew’s parents for the very real possibility that he would not survive. They kept using words like catastrophic and devastating, but Susan and Tom were only half-listening. They knew Matthew had it in him to fight. For the first 48 hours, they held their breath. When Matthew made it through that hurdle, they set their sights on the next milestone.

And after 8 days, he opened his eyes…

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An image of a combat veteran staring into the sun for a paper advertisement

A look back at the heroes we’ve helped (15 Photos)

Memorial Day is a time to reflect on how far we’ve come, but more importantly, to remember how we got here. The freedom that we enjoy every day did not always belong to us – we had to fight for it.

Chive Charities is committed to providing financial support to those who defend us. When our veterans have nowhere to turn, they turn to us.

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The Chive KCCO Salute for those who gave all

Tomorrow #KCCOSALUTE begins: Operation Break John’s Credit Card

Tomorrow starting at 5PM EST, we are raising a glass to all our fallen heroes and you’re invited to participate in the largest toast in the history of toasts. If you haven’t read the story about how this happened take a minute to read this. Simply raise a glass tomorrow at 5pm EST and use the hashtag #KCCOSALUTE

Meanwhile I’ll be in Austin for my annual Memorial Day tradition. Here’s how it works…

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