W4V 2016 Event Weekend was OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!
We reached beyond the sky when we sent a request months in advance to NASA for a female astronaut to be our keynote speaker at our 2nd annual Wings for Val Foundation event ... and [...]
TMF & W4V Partner to Build Character & Leadership Among UMBC Female Athletes
On Sunday August 14, Wings for Val (W4V) mentors and Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) ambassadors spent an amazing day with the UMBC Women's Volleyball and Soccer teams at Genesse Valley Outdoor Learning Center in North [...]
W4V Loves Mission BBQ
Mission BBQ serves up some pretty darn good barbecue but they also proudly serve those who serve our country and strive every day to remind everyone what makes our country great- its heroes. Each of their restaurants [...]
First Female Blue Angel Pilot Donates Her Wings to our W4V Collection!
Capt. Katie Higgins made the headlines last summer when she became the first female to fly with the elite Blue Angels aerobatics squandron during shows. As a USNA graduate and Marine Corps Captain, Higgins trained [...]
Thirty Years Ago…
Today we celebrate what would have been Val's 30th birthday. My dad found a perfect painting for this special day: John Branblitt's painting of Little Echo and the Butterfly From Pat: "Happy Birthday [...]
Announcing 2016 Scholarship Recipient!
We are thrilled to have awarded the 2016 LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney Memorial Scholarship to Army Captain Danielle (Jessica) Williams, who will be using the $4,000 towards earning her private pilot's license. Doreen, Ceecee and [...]
