Voice for Valor is home for veteran stories, military family stories, and stories of service and sacrifice — through long-form veteran interviews, essays, and reflections on legacy, resilience, and what comes after the uniform.
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Col. Bree Fram · Space Force / Air Force — Colonel
Colonel Bree Fram was ranked #2 in the entire Space Force for promotion. A 23-year career — combat deployments to Iraq and Qatar, astronautical engineering, Pentagon acquisition policy, and helping stand up the Space Force itself. Then Executive Order 14183 gave her a choice: revert or get out. Now she's running for Congress in Virginia's 11th District.
Col. Bree Fram · Space Force / Air Force — Colonel
Colonel Bree Fram was ranked #2 in the entire Space Force for promotion. A 23-year career — combat deployments to Iraq and Qatar, astronautical engineering, Pentagon acquisition policy, and helping stand up the Space Force itself. Then Executive Order 14183 gave her a choice: revert or get out. Now she's running for Congress in Virginia's 11th District.
Tony Whitehead · National Guard
After more than 40 years in service — including advising the Chief of the National Guard Bureau — Tony Whitehead faced the one thing no leadership manual covers: losing your identity when the uniform comes off. This is an honest conversation about purpose, rank, and who you are without a mission.
Bernadette Maldonado · Air Force — Officer
Bernadette Maldonado failed out of college her first semester. Her parents worked multiple jobs and swing shifts to keep food on the table. Years later, she was flying at 30,000 feet for the U.S. Air Force — and on her way to Capitol Hill.
Clarence Singleton · Army / FDNY
Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and FDNY firefighter Clarence Singleton was in the rubble of the South Tower on 9/11 when he was pinned in the debris and gave up hope of survival.
Chris Meek · Civilian — 9/11 Legacy
Chris Meek left a 16-year Wall Street career, earned a doctorate, wrote best-selling books, ran for Congress, and then stripped it all away to build the 9/11 Legacy Foundation — ensuring the next generation understands responsibility, agency, and the power to act when it matters most.
Angelina Stephens · Air Force — Lt. Colonel
For twenty years, Lt. Col. Angelina 'Strike' Stephens led hundreds of airmen, commanded F-15 Strike Eagle maintenance units, and served at the Pentagon. She survived deployments, injuries, and a decade of infertility. But behind the uniform was a hidden battle: severe postpartum depression and a year of silent suicidal ideation.
