To properly honor and assist the noble and courageous heroes of our armed forces, Melanie Davis created the Love Your Veterans charity organization, which directly impacts veteran support programs and organizations.
Provident Metals teamed with Melanie to help raise awareness by donating the proceeds from sales of Melanie’s “The Triumph Book: HEROES” and the No Hero Left Behind and Guardian Angels silver and copper coins produced by the Provident Mint.
“The Triumph Book: HEROES” features 27 first-person accounts from veterans of different ranks and wars, beginning with World War II through recent encounters, that have never been told. The book’s release launched the Love Your Veterans national campaign and quickly became an Amazon Bestseller.
While Melanie was collecting stories for her book, she was inspired by one story of an injured soldier being tended to by a female medic with another soldier standing guard. Upon the injured warrior returning to base, he mentioned the names of the people that helped him and was informed both had died the month prior. Wanting to keep the stories sacred, the soldier’s stories didn’t make it into the book, but Wes Scales, a veteran and graphic designer, captured the story with an image to use for the back of her book.
The image, featuring winged soldiers aiming their weapons on a battlefield, was also used on the Guardian Angels silver and copper coins. Each coin is inscribed with “HEROES TRIUMPH” and “GUARDIAN ANGELS” on the reverse.
A Marine seated on a rock with sun rays shining down on him is featured on the reverse of the No Hero Left Behind silver and copper coins. Marine Combat Photojournalist Cpl. Tyler W. Hill captured the image in Iraq on the one-year anniversary of the death of the pictured Marines comrade. It was created to show that a ray of hope can shine down even in the midst of a war-torn battlefield. “NO HERO LEFT BEHIND” and “EVEN AFTER THEY RETURN” read in half circles on the reverse as well.
The obverse of all Love Your Veterans coins shows a heart filled with stars and stripes, which symbolizes patriotism and love while serving as a reminder of our gratitude to our military forces and veterans. Joshua George, Army veteran, designed the symbol, which is surrounded by inscriptions reading “www.LoveYourVeterans.org” and the coin’s weight and fineness.
The efforts behind the partnership is to raise awareness and provide funds and support to veteran organizations and programs. You’re just a few clicks away from impacting the Love Your Veterans program, so use Provident Metals’ online ordering system to help make a difference in the lives of veterans. Read, invest and collect today!
