America Stands Together

29/11/2023

With your support we can get service disabled veterans the help they need, including pairing them with a life-long Battle Buddy.

28/11/2023

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11/11/2023

🇺🇸 Happy Veteran's Day 🇺🇸

26/09/2023

Service dogs save lives!! 🥰

22/09/2023

Service dogs that you can pet and cuddle!!!
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11/09/2023

Perseverance ✔️

Tragedy, Perseverance, and Hope

22 years ago today, on Sept 11th, 2001, I was an active duty infantry Marine on Camp Pendleton, CA -- a day scarred by a tragic event that ultimately set me on a course, which would lead up to today -- first through the invasion of Iraq, during the first 8 months of combat operations, then returning home and spending over a decade struggling to survive post traumatic stress, a traumatic brain injury, and the lingering effects of combat.

Eleven years ago, in September, I met Atlas the Wonderdog for the first time.
10 years ago today, on Sept 11th, 2013, I was able to officially sign the 501(c)3 application for The Battle Buddy Foundation.
Today, TBBF has had our official 501(c)3 designation from the IRS for a little over 9 years, we have trained and paired dozens of Battle Buddy Service Dogs with their veterans, and we are continuing the work to save more lives.

For me, The Battle Buddy Foundation is the culmination of all those experiences, and I will always remember the 11th of September as a day of perseverance through tragedy, a day of hope and new beginnings -- a time when the hard works begins, and lives yet again, hang in the balance.

With an average of 22 veteran suicides a day, there has never been a greater need for the provision of long term and tangible support for our veterans in need. Through TBBF's elite service dog program, we intend to save as many lives as our resources will allow.

This is where we rely on you, and your donations. Without the appropriate funding, we are limited in the veterans we are able to match with Battle Buddy Service Dogs.

Please consider supporting this important mission and partnering with The Battle Buddy Foundation by becoming a monthly contributor: http://www.tbbf.org/donate

Kenny Bass , Executive Director / Cofounder TBBF

04/07/2023

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Happy 4th of July from Atlas the Wonderdog & Kenny

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30/04/2023

**Reposted from 10 years ago**

These coming months mirror the 10 year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. 10 years ago, I, along with my fellow Marines and many other Americans had sat in the desert, on the brink of combat. Blissfully unaware of the life changing events that would unfold over the coming months.....but fully willing, able, and dedicated to sacrifice it all, if need be.
So we invaded, we shot some people, and we liberated others. We removed a dictator.

After months of convoy security, route clearance missions, and counter-ambush patrols, I was hit by an IED in June of 2003, only suffering minor shrapnel wounds and the blast injuries. Yet we stayed in country, continuing our mission, and patrols, up until we left mid September.
I came home a much different man, vastly different from the person who had left.
I have spent the past ten years of my life trying to come to grips with it, get a handle on it, and understand it...ultimately trying to not just survive PTSD, but to be as healthy/normal a person as possible---to figure out how to be a good husband, and a worthy father to my children.
Atlas the Wonderdog has changed my life in many ways as my service dog--making life much more manageable.
Another integral part of this journey has been the supporters and fans all along the way, sharing in this journey.
With what at first started as a mission to raise the needed funds for Atlas, to what has now become The Battle Buddy Foundation. I used to believe that no one cared about my service, nor did they care about my sacrifices and struggles. You have taught me different-- the people who have come along side and shown the support, donated, encouraged and shared our mission with others---you have taught me how much love and support is out there for our nation's heroes....you have inspired me to do more-- to take my struggles with PTSD for the past 10 years...all of the pain, the broken relationships, the anger, the medications, the counseling-all the experiences involved---to take all of that and be able to channel it towards helping other veterans who are struggling with the exact same things that I have.....my pain had a purpose....and it is to utilize those experiences to serve other afflicted veterans.
I want to thank all of you for being an integral part of this journey and of the development of The Battle Buddy Foundation. If it weren't for all of you, none of this would be possible.
Help us continue this mission as we move to the next phase.
www.tbbf.org/donate-now
Semper Fi!
-Kenny

12/11/2022

Great show!!
Service dogs save lives!!

ICYMI 👀 🖥 🌟

Atlas the Wonderdog, Kenny, and The Battle Buddy Foundation crew were profiled on Variety Salute to Service, presented by the HISTORY Channel.

Watch now on Hulu or your favorite streaming service.

06/07/2022

We would follow Atlas the Wonderdog anywhere!!

Newest Subscriber right here!! 🙋‍♂️✔️

Did you know?

Atlas Insiders is a special group that when you join, you not only directly support Atlas the Wonderdog's treat supply, but you ALSO get to help Kenny & Atlas decide future content and products!!

(Not to mention all the behind the scenes, exclusive content not shared publicly!!)

03/03/2022

Training the new guy....
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01/03/2022

Good boys get treats. 🍔😍

08/02/2022

Working dogs come in all shapes and sizes....
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