Join us on August 26, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. as we honor Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss and those killed at the Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, with the 5th Annual TPT9000 Memorial Workout led by the 9th Battalion from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. If you cannot make this...

The Military Veterans Awards (MVA) held in Los Angeles, California on May 23rd yielded many short film veteran awards for actors, producers, and writers honoring our military in short film and entertainment. I was blessed to be able to speak on behalf of GoldStar...

Congratulations to St. Petersburg, Florida AFJROTC $1,000 merit scholarship winner, Alessandra Hernandez! We are so fortunate to honor all 8 JROTC schools in Pinellas County, Florida, including St Petersburg, before they finish their school year. 22 schools across the...

The USSOC Memorial Wall in Fort Bragg, NC has 1,247 names on its hallowed wall for Fallen Special Operations Soldiers since keeping record beginning in 1952. Although PSYOP has existed prior to 1952, this wall honors many of its finest fallen warriors, including the...

Congratulations, Xadin Collins! You are the 1st JROTC cadet earning the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss $1,000 merit scholarship at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, North Carolina! You are also the 1st cadet in North Carolina to win this honor, too! So grateful...

The Best of Us—Fort Bragg, North Carolina 2026 Special Operations 3rd Annual Fallen Heroes Ruck March with PSYOP Regimental Association North Carolina Chapter.As the PSYOP NC Chapter President Retired Command Sergeant Major Jody Hall said, “Today, more than 1,000...

Best Meals are spent with Quality People! Thank you 82nd Airborne: David (former merit scholarship recipient), Joshua, Daniel, Victoria, and Solomon in the celebration of Solomon’s birth! Ryan’s brothers are moving forward as they protect our nation and birth a new...

Grateful to support Folds of Honor as they held there annual fundraiser, called VOLS of Honor, to provide family members entering the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, with financial scholarships in honor of their Fallen family members who served in the...

Congratulations, Edward Yackel, our newest JROTC Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss $1,000 merit scholarship winner at Clearwater High School JROTC in Clearwater, Florida! Edward Yackel already enlisted in December, finished Marine boot camp, and returned to his school to...

Congratulations Ari Brunner from Dunedin High School JROTC in Dunedin, Florida! She is Dunedin’s JROTC Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Merit Scholarship winner for 2026! It was such a pleasure to present a brief presentation in the Dunedin JROTC classroom followed by...

Pinellas Park JROTC program is #1 in the nation for 2026 Raider’s Competitions for Overall Champion Male All Service Division, #1 in the nation for 2026 in Guantlet All Male Service Division, and #1 in the nation for Ultimate Male All Service Division. It goes without...

Special thanks to our R2Factor Tennessee Board Members, Mark Walker and Karen Knight Scott for celebrating our Gibbs Merit Scholarship winner at the Gibbs High School Senior Awards Day in Corryton, TN! We are so excited for JROTC cadet Gabriel Rhyne’s future!...

Happy Mother’s Day 2026! Thank you President Trump for honoring mothers across the country at the White House Rose Garden on Friday, May 8th!

Grainger County High School JROTC cadet, SELENE EDWARDS, is the 1st winning cadet for the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship for 2025-2026 at her school! The award was given at the annual JROTC cookout with all cadets present to honor Selene. Thank you...

So grateful to Knoxville Wholesale Furniture Owner, Tim Harris, founder and owner of Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, a family-owned and operated business in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Respect and Remember Foundation was gifted $10,000 toward JROTC merit scholarships for...

Gibbs High School in Corryton, Tennessee, was the beginning of SSG Ryan Christian Knauss’ move toward a JROTC program that would help him accelerate further in his lifelong desire to serve in the military. With the passion and and love of our military, Ryan’s...

Des Moines, Iowa is a beautiful place to visit and celebrate our newest JROTC cadet winner of the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship. A most excellent choice by Senior instructors Major (Ret.) Chris Pienkowski of USMC, who is now Senior Marine Instructor...

Congratulations to Eleanor Goodin from Davenport North High School for winning the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Merit Scholarship 2025-2026 at her school in Davenport, Iowa! This was a particularly special honor since Eleanor’s 19 year old aunt was killed in action....

Congratulations to Danika Mercado, our newest JROTC cadet receiving the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss at Barbers Hill JROTC High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas! Ms. Mercado has 4 daughters serving or entering the military. This is a family after my heart. Danika’s 2...

 The University of Tennessee is my alma mater for my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. It is also some of my fondest memories of beginning my young adult years in a great academic environment. Therefore, the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Endowment...

 Congratulations to Central High School JROTC merit scholarship winner, Rosdel Brizo! You are the 1st recipient of the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship 2025-2026! One senior enlisted JROTC cadet qualifies each year that is selected by the Senior...

Gibbs High School St. Petersburg Field Day 2026 with The Respect and Remember Foundation, Texas Roadhouse St. Petersburg, local military recruiters, veterans, and Dee, our new Florida volunteer for R2Factor! This is one of my favorite JROTC schools. These cadets have...

So pleased to honor West High School in Knoxville, TN with their 1st Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship winner! Well Done, Gilbert Kuhlman! You seem to be the perfect choice for this honor and leading the way with your JROTC unit! Many thanks to Mark...

 Congratulations to Union County High School JROTC cadet, Kailei Beeler, who was named as the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship winner for 2025-2026! Many thanks for her family in attendance including Union County School Board member, Terry Washam, who...

Congratulations Red Banks High School Senior Enlisted JROTC cadet, Adam Grimes! You were picked by your Senior JROTC Instructor, Major Simpson and his team to be the 2nd Red Banks Chattanooga, TN Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship winner for 2025-2026!...

So thankful to drive all night with Mark Selph from Florida to Tennessee after a military ball in Florida to cheer on Tennessee JROTC cadets running the Sharp’s Ridge 5K in Knoxville, TN sponsored by Veteran Heritage Site led by Marilyn Childress on Saturday, April...

Congratulations to our 4 Army JROTC cadets from Boca Ciega High School, Hollins High School, Gibbs High School St. Pete, and North East High School in Florida for worthy merit scholarship cadets that are enlisted in our military branches and will begin serving after graduation and some training.

Such a blessed day to honor 65 Florida Veterans starting at the VFW Post 4256 for brunch and honoring ceremony then boarding a charter fishing boat for the afternoon leaving from Hubbard Marina at Tampa Bay!

Such a great day with Hickman High School JROTC in Centerville, TN to share a presentation and adopt our newest JROTC program! Six seniors from Hickman JROTC chose to participate in the Mountain Man Memorial March rather than attend their recent senior prom. R2Factor...

Congratulations, Bearden High School JROTC cadet AMELIA PETTIT for earning the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss $1,000 merit scholarship at her school for 2026! It is the veteran leadership of the Senior instructors that make these JROTC programs very effective. Without...

So grateful to spend the day with the Grainger County JROTC cadets in Rutledge, Tennessee! What a well-mannered and interesting group of young men and women!

So proud of the Mountain Man Memorial March team and Legacies Alive foundation for a terrific event that The Respect and Remember Foundation can rally and support each year with many others, like our JROTC and ROTC cadets and numerous GoldStar family friends

Congratulations, South Doyle High School JROTC cadet, Mycah Llewellyn, winner of Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss merit scholarship 2026 for his school!

Thank you Fort Bragg, NC NCO Advanced Leadership Course Winners and Staff for creating and naming an aggressive fitness award offered every other month in honor of KIA Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss, whose dedication to physical fitness was well-known by his fellow soldiers.

The Psychological Operations Military Ball at Fort Bragg on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 4:30 PM to 10:30 PM was sold out! It was a great honor to be in the presence of so many brave warriors!

Gibbs High School JROTC in St. Petersburg, Florida raised over $2,100 in Merit Scholarships by TLC Diversified Employees, Ben & Kari Nowakowski, Jason & Mary Washburn, Lauri Labanowitz, and $721 for their Cadet Program by patrons and employees at Texas Roadhouse

What a blessed day The Lord provided to hike the colorful beauty of a fall day in East Tennessee with a few friends to honor our TN Fallen Heroes Hike at the House Mountain in Corryton, Tennessee on Saturday, November 8th in preparation for Veteran’s Day!

Suncoast Tampa Bay Realtors and STAR Affiliate Business Partners 14th Annual Wine & Food Festival Fundraiser for Non-Profits that included The Respect and Remember Foundation for the 4th Quarter of 2025!

Red Bank High School JROTC in Chattanooga, Tennessee recently participated in the TPT9000 Memorial Workout under their senior instructor John Simpson.

Much Love to Veteran Heritage Foundation hosted by Marilyn Childress as we honored GoldStar Mothers and Family Day at the Historic Ramsey House in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Respect and Remember Foundation was honored to attend the 2025 JROTC Royal Rumble hosted by Hollins High School in St. Petersburg Florida on September 27th. 2025

Amazing 1st Day of Raider Competitions in Pinellas County, Florida! Much Love to our high school JROTC future active military leaders from Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties!

Many thanks for joining us on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. for the re-naming of Seminole Post Office in honor of Fallen Hero, Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss, who was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on 08/26/2021.

Arlington National Cemetery Wreath Laying for Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss and many other Fallen Heroes Memorial Day May 26, 2025

Gibbs High School of St. Petersburg, Florida honored their 1st JROTC graduating enlisted cadet with the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Merit Scholarship on May 20, 2025 in full uniform during the changing of leadership at the school. 

Seminole High School Warhawk Smith Bardo in Seminole, Florida received a $1,000 merit scholarship in honor of Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss for a chosen graduating 2024-2025 senior enlisted and joining the military directly after high school graduation.

Tennessee Gibbs High School 2025 JROTC Scholarship PresentationTennessee Gibbs High School 2025 JROTC Scholarship Presentation    Congratulations to Hunter Janeway for being selected by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Reed as the Gibbs High School JROTC Merit Scholarship Winner...

The Respect and Remember Foundation love to support The University of Tennessee and Legacies Alive in the Mountain Man Memorial March that was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

The Reel Heroes of South Florida Bass Fishing Tournament hosted by the Veteran Owls of Florida Atlantic University began its 5 Day Bass Tournament on Friday, March 28th at 7:00 a.m. and concluded on Tuesday, April 1st 9:00 a.m.

The 134th air Refueling Wing received Careboxes for their service personnel deployed overseas at McGhee Tyson National Guard Base on January 9, 2025.

On Friday January 10th at Union County High School in Maynardville, Tennessee the Respect and Remember Foundation will honor the school’s first recipient of the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Merit Scholarship

The Respect and Remember Foundation is so grateful for the generous contributions of the local community including veterans that supported the Texas Roadhouse Dine-In or To-Go Fundraiser for Gibbs High School JROTC in St. Petersburg, Florida on December 10, 2024.

Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss was affectionately called by his Mom in childhood as RK. Now, RK will be the new named puppy for a deserving veteran weighted with PTSD. RK will be trained for about 2 years by Continuing the Mission through generous community support…

McClure Award at Fort Liberty, North CarolinaMcClure Award at Fort Liberty, North Carolina on December 6, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.   The Major General Robert A. McClure Award is a military award that recognizes individuals who have contributed to the welfare of the...

The Respect and Remember Foundation participated with Mission Barbeque in Land O Lakes, Florida on Monday, November 11, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in honoring our Veterans by giving away free R2Factor T-Shirts and informational brochures for any visiting The Respect and Remember Foundation table.

The Respect and Remember Foundation, Union County Veterans, and the Community rode through the hills of Tennessee from Gibbs Ruritan Park to Wilson Park to honor veterans on Veterans’ Day Weekend.

The 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) will host a memorial workout in honor of Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss, who was killed August 26, 2021, during this Afghanistan Humanitarian Mission.

Great appreciation for the new veteran parking sign in front of Nine Line Apparel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to honor Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss and any veterans parking at this veteran-owned store.

The Fort Bragg 5K Ruck to Honor and Remember PSYOP Fallen Heroes killed since 9/11 began at 7:30 a.m. with over 2,000 active military participants and 5 Gold Star families.

On April 20th, 2024, the Mountain Man Memorial March was held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; organized by Legacies Alive and encouraged by foundation’s like R2Factor; very strenuous mountain roads and trails; Gibbs High School JROTC is sponsored by R2Factor; civilians, JROTC cadets, and ROTC cadets participate for awards in individual and group categories

On April 18th 2024 at 4 p.m. The University of Tennessee 2024 Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss ROTC Merit Scholarship was presented to David “Reece” Halcomb.

On April 17th, 2024 and May 10, 2024, David Reed was honored at Gibbs High School with the Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss 2024 JROTC Scholarship Award.

On Sunday, April 7, 2024, on SSG Ryan Christian Knauss’ 26th birthday, riders began at the beautiful Veteran’s Overlook at Clinch Mountain in Bean Station, Tennessee, and ended their journey at the Gibbs Weigel’s located at 7420 Tazewell Pike in Corryton, TN 37721 in the community where SSG Knauss grew up…

On Saturday, April 6th, 2024 at 12 noon, the Tennessee Fallen Heroes Hike was held at House Mountain in Corryton, Tennessee with the Community, U.T. ROTC, Gibbs High JROTC, Veterans, GoldStar Families, and Active Military participating…

On Friday, April 5, 2024 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina the 9th PSYOP Battalion Heroes Breakfast was served. Chick fil-A biscuits, birthday cupcakes, Girl Scout cookies, sweet tea and lemonade lined the tables to show appreciation to the entire Battalion…