The Making of a Monument
USO Warrior Resets
Building upon the principles of stress management, suicide prevention, relationship strengthening and camaraderie, the USO of NC Warrior Reset Program gives service members the tools to become more successful, resilient leaders. This 3 hour program is designed to serve up to 75 service members and their spouses. Working with military leadership, service members are selected based on being proven leaders, or up-in-coming leaders, within their unit and having at least one year left within the military.
PATRIOT
In 2019, partnering with the NC Arts Council and the USO, Black Box Dance Theatre (BBDT) began the creation of PATRIOT, an evening length work of multimedia dance, theater, and story telling that is a living memorial of emotionally charged, virtuosic dancing examining the service and sacrifice of US veterans, active duty military and their families. In 2021 BBDT will premier PATRIOT in veteran and military communities throughout NC and beyond. BBDT has a long history with the USO of NC as part of its nationally recognized Warrior, Spouse and Family Reset Programs. Aimed to build resiliency, Resets support military service members and their families through movement, dance and story telling workshops to help them deal with the ongoing mental wellness challenges of military life, including deployment and reintegration. In addition to the Resets, PATRIOT is an invitation for participants to bring their experiences and stories to a larger platform.
How Can You Be Part Of PATRIOT Today?
Fill out the form and share your story with us! We use these stories as part of our research and as evidence to help support our work. We want all to have the opportunity to be part of PATRIOT and have the chance to share their stories of service, sacrifice, and soul-searching!