honoring the brave

Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award

Presented to a Coloradan who has honored the brave through their exceptional support for our military members and their families of all services and components, works to build relationships within the Colorado and military/veteran community, and has made a significant impact in Colorado.

 

Criteria

Criteria Description

Consistency

Individual consistently supports veterans, military members, and their families.

Inclusiveness

Individual’s support is inclusive of all services and components, to include Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Veterans

Relationship Building

Individual works to build meaningful and effective relationships within the Colorado and military/veteran community.

Impact

Individual has made a significant impact in Colorado.

 

Bob Carlone Community Service Award 

Presented to a Colorado business or organization that provides exceptional support for our military members and their families of all services and components, works to build relationships within the Colorado and military/veteran community, and has made a significant impact in Colorado.

 

Criteria

Criteria Description

Consistency

Organization consistently supports veterans, military members, and their families.

Inclusiveness

Organization’s support is inclusive of all services and components, to include Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Veterans

Relationship Building

Organization works to build meaningful and effective relationships within the Colorado and military/veteran community.

Impact

Organization has made a significant impact in Colorado.

We are excited to announce our winners of the 2023 Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ and Bob Carlone Community Service Awards!

The Honorable Judge David L. Shakes – 2025 Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠

Award Recipient

YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region – 2025 Bob Carlone Community Service Award Recipient

2024 Awardees

  • Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award – Ronnie Hatheway, Owner, Ronnie’s Automotive
  • Bob Carlone Community Service Award – Operation TBI Freedom (OTF)

2023 Awardees

  • Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award – Teri L. Clinton, Former State Commander, The American Legion
  • Bob Carlone Community Service Award – Silver Key Senior Services

2022 Awardees

  • Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award – Erin Fowler, a Clinical Therapist at the UCCS Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic
  • Bob Carlone Community Service Award – Rocky Mountain Human Services-Homes for All Veterans

2021 Awardees

  • Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award – Joe Lewis, Angels of America’s Fallen
  • Bob Carlone Community Service Award – El Paso County Veteran Services Office

2020 Awardees

  • Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award – Tim Amthor, PPWFC
  • Bob Carlone Community Service Award – Onward to Opportunity

These two awards were established to recognize the legacy of both The Home Front Cares and Peak Military Care Network and in honor of THFC co-founders Joe Henjum and Bob Carlone.

Home Front Military Network is the merged product of two nonprofit organizations, The Home Front Cares and Peak Military Care Network. With that merger came the legacy of over 15 years of service to our military and veteran community. In recognition of both organizations’ legacies, we carried forward the Joe Henjum Honoring the Brave℠ Award and the Bob Carlone Community Service Award. Joe Henjum and Bob Carlone co-founded The Home Front Cares to serve their fellow service members, veterans, and families in Colorado. The Honoring the Brave℠ Award and Breakfast event are continued traditions of Peak Military Care Network.