Flanders Fields Ltd

For Some, The Fight Continues

Flanders Fields is on a mission to make sure no veteran is ever denied a bed, addiction treatment placement or support because of inadequate financial resources. Many veterans experience delays of days to months waiting for the Veterans Administration to fully cover needed services, often to their detriment. There is always the possibility the services won’t be covered at all. In cases of opioid addiction, such delays can be deadly. The nature of addiction often leads opioid dependent veterans to seek street alternatives and the prevalence of fentanyl is so dire that a delay of just a few hours in getting into a treatment facility can result in another needless death. Many more of our brother and sister veterans are lost to addiction, either directly by overdose or indirectly by suicide, than are lost in combat. It is our relentless mission to help every veteran in need that we can.

Mental Wellness
After veterans complete their service obligations, they are often faced with significant challenges adjusting to civilian life. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, lingering effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries, substance abuse, opiate addiction, suicide ideation and homelessness occur far too often. These conditions are often under, or ill-treated, by VA providers. We stand ready to let the veteran know that they are not alone and we will be there to support them.

Community Support
Every service member understands that there is no "I" in team. As a veteran, your role in the community is an extension of service. Utilizing the power of coming together, we can help support and inspire an entire community.

Group Support
Camaraderie is a hallmark characteristic of the military experience. As service members and veterans, we work together to accomplish the mission, helping and depending on each other along the way – one mission one focus, one team. Our Flanders Fields group support is no different.

Our Mission
Flanders Fields is on a mission to make sure no veteran is ever denied a bed, addiction treatment placement or support because of inadequate financial resources. Many veterans experience delays of days to months waiting for the Veterans Administration to fully cover needed services, often to their detriment. There is always the possibility the services won’t be covered at all. In cases of opioid addiction, such delays can be deadly. The nature of addiction often leads opioid dependent veterans to seek street alternatives and the prevalence of fentanyl is so dire that a delay of just a few hours in getting into a treatment facility can result in another needless death. Many more of our brother and sister veterans are lost to addiction, either directly by overdose or indirectly by suicide, than are lost in combat. It is our relentless mission to help every veteran in need that we can.

Who We Are
Flanders Fields is a group of Army and Marine veterans on a mission to help other veterans in any way possible. As veterans, we understand the true problems and situations our soldiers deal with when coming home. Veterans are often faced with great challenges after service, including PTSD, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), alcoholism, overmedication, homelessness, and opiate addiction.

Why the Poppy Flower?
The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of WWI, one of the deadliest conflicts with roughly 8.5 million soldiers dead. In Western Europe, some of the fiercest battles took place across the landscape. Through the horrific battlefield, red poppy flowers would continue to grow, inspiring a surgeon, John McCain, to write the poem 'In Flanders Fields'. Poppies are symbols of sleep and even death, but poppies are also symbols of regeneration. In Christianity, the poppy symbolizes not only the blood of Christ, but his resurrection and ascent to Heaven.

As a sign of remembrance, the poppy flower is relevant to those who served in Afghanistan, or those have fallen victims to opiates. Opiate pain killers and heroin are both produced from poppies, and this very fact is the reason Flanders Fields uses the poppy flower as both a significant reminder of the blood shed of war, and the addiction and PTSD that follows.

Helping Families Out of Afghanistan
Flanders Fields is working together with other organizations to help at-risk Afghan individuals and families escape Afghanistan. Whether we are donating to facilitating flights, funding visa efforts, or securing congressional support, we are committed fully. We are also leveraging the power of our volunteers and the power and scope of our network to directly contact families still in-country. Once located, we go above and beyond to provide families and individuals safety, food, supplies and a viable path out of Afghanistan.

If you served in Afghanistan, you understand the level of commitment these men had to our mission, our teams and our nation. We won't let that faith they put in our American Way ever be found to be misplaced. We are here to ensure Americans fight for our interpreters and their families with the same dauntless courage they fought for America with.