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OUR MISSION:

BATTALION 22 is determined to reduce veteran suicide rates nationwide.
To accomplish this we connect, encourage, and challenge veterans to overcome the obstacles that they face and to live life on their terms.

OUR VISION:

We want all veterans, nationwide, regardless of circumstance or characteristics, to come together at BATTALION 22 meetings and events to support one another in meaningful, healthy, and positive ways.

CORE VALUES:

Confidentiality -
We offer veterans a safe space to share their most intimate thoughts, fears and experiences to a sympathetic audience of fellow brothers and sisters in arms. What gets said in our meetings stays in our meetings.

Camaraderie -
We are structured much like the military in an effort to develop unit pride and trust in one another, and lots of bro hugs and horseplay are part and parcel of our meetings and events.

Personal Growth -
Wherever a veteran is in their life we encourage them to look forward, to see a better version of themselves, and we help and support them to achieve the goal of becoming that person.

Service -
We serve each other, we serve our families, we serve in our communities, and we serve others when the opportunity presents itself.

 
 
 

Robert Joseph Richter

Aug 2, 1980 - Sept 19, 2023

BATTALION 22 is the direct result of this man, Rob Richter, my younger brother. A former Marine and UCLA graduate, he seemingly had life figured out. His friends say that he was the glue that held them together, that he was the guy that all the women wanted to date, and the men wanted to be more like. Sadly, Rob took his life in September 2023. Nobody saw it coming. NOBODY! He just didn’t fit the preconceived notion of a suicidal veteran.

If Rob were here right now I would hug him and say: “Please don’t leave us. You are a central character in the story of so many people’s lives, and you bring those stories hope, and levity, and humor. There are pages upon pages of as-yet unwritten content where you’re needed to be the unsung hero, again, an inspiration, again, and the leading man in a good woman’s romance. Nobody wants this charming and complicated character to succumb to the villain. Everyone, all of your family and myriad friends, want to band together to prop you up while you regain your strength, so that you will take your rightful place in the remaining acts of these stories.”

MEETINGS & EVENTS:

Click here to see the BATTALION 22 calendar of upcoming events.

MEETINGS:

Every Tuesday Evening

19:00 Hours to 21:00

Lighthouse Church of the Nazarene

1885 Anaheim Ave.

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

DONATIONS:

Helping others, even with the purest of intentions, is a costly endeavor in this day and age. As such BATTALION 22 is now accepting donations on behalf of our great veteran community. 100% of the monies that we collect go towards overhead and helping our veterans. Board members are NOT paid nor reimbursed from donated funds.

To make a donation, please select one of the following options:

ONE TIME DONATION

 

Large donations allow us to achieve our outreach obligations through marketing.

MONTHLY DONATION

 

Modest monthly donations help us cover overhead and plan for future events.

STOCK TRANSFER

 

Easily transfer extra stock shares to our Schwab account tax/penalty free.