Stewards of Service: Rising Men & the Legacy of Leadership is a dedicated national symposium honoring military-connected men, young men, teens across generations, from young boys discovering their identity to adult veterans and military fathers raising the next generation of leaders.

Mothers holding the line stateside while husbands, boyfriends, fathers, brothers, and uncles fought conflicts across the globe. Fathers doing the same, deployed while families managed at home. Children processing separation, displacement, responsibility, sacrifice. Siblings holding each other through moves. Young people navigating identity shaped by service they didn't choose but inherited.

They Grew Up Watching. Now They're Building. There is a generation of military-connected youth who have lived something their civilian peers cannot fully understand: