When you wear the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, you learn that Marines never leave a fellow Marine behind. That principle doesn’t end when our uniforms come off.

In West Virginia today, too many of our brothers and sisters who once wore the uniform are now fighting a battle they should never have to face: Hunger.

Wally’s story: I spent almost three decades between the Marine Corps and the WV Army National Guard, including deployments where I led soldiers in conflict zones. I know what it means to be boots on the ground, to depend on the service members to your left and right, and to shoulder responsibility for their survival. When I meet a veteran at a food distribution who once stood in those same boots, it’s impossible not to feel the weight of what hunger means for them now.

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