An Ocean Beach man who rode his bicycle across the country to raise money for Gold Star families - relatives of US military members who died in battle - has returned to San Diego.

Since 2002, Fallen Patriots has provided approximately $24.6 million in total assistance to over 1,219 Gold Star students.

Teens-In-Flight is a nonprofit organization that provides flight training and aviation maintenance instruction to teens after a parent has been killed or disabled in action, whether in the military or in law enforcement.

Americans love, respect, and honor our troops all year round -- people donate more than $2.5 billion annually to the over 40,000 American charities with military-related missions.

Earlier this year, Chief Executive, in partnership with the Thayer Leader Development Group (TLDG) at West Point, launched our inaugural Patriots in Business Awards to honor the Best Companies with Veteran & Military Initiatives.