Village to Village Foundation

04/11/2025

10/24/2024

Come out and see us on the square. We'll have BBQ, little hot dogs, chicken salad sandwiches with chips and drinks. All for the benefit of Village to Village Foundation and our veterans scholarships.

10/06/2024

We are transitioning over to a new FB Page called Village 2 Village Foundation. Unfortunately some of our admin started having spam issues on their personal pages so we will be deleting this page and moving on to the new one for a fresh start! Please like and share the new page by following the link below. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566533172614

To continue the legacy of fallen service members, show their families they are not forgotten, and award scholarships to veterans returning from combat.

09/11/2024

09/01/2024

Today we remember and honor CWO3 Kenny Drexler. Kenny from Topeka, KS served in the United States Marine Corps before his passing on September 1, 2018. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸 🙏

Obituary for Kenneth Drexler, 1984 - 2018 Topeka, KS. View ceremony time and location and leave condolences here.

07/21/2024

Today, July 20, 2024 we honor and remember PFC Jeremy L. Drexler on his birthday.

Jeremy Lee Drexler was born July 20, 1980 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Jeremy graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1999, enlisted in the Army on November 13, 2002 and was deployed to Iraq in January of 2004.

Jeremy’s hometown is Topeka, Kansas where he lived with his parents and two brothers. He was known for helping the underdog or anyone who needed a friend.

Drexler, 23, was killed May 2 when his convoy was attacked in Baghdad. His vehicle was hit by a makeshift bomb.

He was a member of the 1st Cavalry Division’s 91st Engineer Battalion and was based at Fort Hood, Texas.

Please take a moment and reflect on Jeremy’s service to our country, family, and friends who miss him dearly.

https://youtu.be/RXLb3KC4OsI?si=ZyDPsOayyTz_WTMq

07/04/2024

Wishing you a joyful and patriotic 4th of July! 🇺🇸 🎆

06/14/2024

Today, June 14, 2024 on this Flag Day, we honor and remember SPC Ross A. McGinnis on his birthday.

Ross Andrew McGinnis was born June 14, 1987 in Meadville, PA. His family moved to Knox when he was three. Growing up he was a member of the Boy Scouts, played basketball and soccer through the YMCA, and Little League baseball. Ross was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Knox, and a 2005 graduate of Keystone Junior-Senior High School.

Ross's interests included video games and mountain biking. He was also a car enthusiast, and took classes at the Clarion County Career Center in automotive technology. On his 17th birthday, June 14, 2004, Ross went to the Army recruiting station and joined through the delayed entry program.

McGinnis was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment in Schweinfurt, Germany. The unit deployed to Eastern Baghdad in August 2006, where sectarian violence was rampant. Ross was serving as an M2 .50 caliber machine gunner in 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment is support of operations against insurgents in Adhamiyah, Iraq.

On December 4, 2006, an insurgent positioned on a rooftop threw a framentation gr***de into McGinnis' Humvee. Without hesitation McGinnis threw his back over the gr***de and absorbed all lethal fragments and the concussive effects of the gr***de with his own body, saving four of his brothers.

Please take a moment and reflect on Ross’ service to our country, family, and friends who miss him dearly.

06/13/2024

Today we are honoring and remembering PFC Nathan P. Brown.

PFC Nathan P. Brown, 21, of South Glens Falls, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 1st Armored Division, Army National Guard, Glens Falls, N.Y.; killed April 11, 2004 when his patrol was ambushed in Samarra, Iraq while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Brown, who attended South Glens Falls High School, died April 11 when a rocket-propelled gr***de hit his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. The attack also injured friends from Brown’s hometown who served with him in the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, based in Glens Falls.

Please take a moment and reflect on Nathan's service to our country, family and friends who miss him dearly. 🫡 🇺🇸

https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/new-york-army-national-guard-pfc-nathan-p-brown/257206

06/08/2024

Today we honor fallen MD soldier SPC Toccara Green.

Toccara Green's desire to be in the military was evident early: for four years in high school she got up early and stayed late to participate in her campus ROTC. Family and friends say her devotion to her country is what inspired her. "The only thing that puts my mind at ease is that she died for what she believed in," said Garry Green Jr., her brother. "She said her ideal situation: go out fighting for our country." Green, 23, of Rosedale, Md., died Aug. 14 when several bombs detonated near her unit in Asad. She was assigned to Fort Drum and is believed to be Maryland's first woman soldier killed in combat in Iraq. Spc. Nicole Coleman met Green during basic training in 2003 and became fast friends. They referred to themselves as "Batman and Robin" or "Pinky and the Brain." Green graduated from high school in 2000 and attended Norfolk State University in Virginia, where she studied telecommunications and broadcasting. She loved roller skating and working on cars. She is survived by her father, Garry Green Sr., and mother, Yvonne.

View Spc. Toccara Green's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

05/27/2024

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. We remember the brave men and women that paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country’s freedom. Thank you to our heros:
🇺🇸SPC Ross A. McGuiness
🇺🇸PFC Jeremy Drexler
🇺🇸CWO3 Kenneth Drexler
🇺🇸SSG Clint Storey
🇺🇸PFC Nathan Brown
🇺🇸CPL Matthew Richard
🇺🇸SSG Juan Campos