VALOR ADVENTURES VIDEO ARCHIVE

Sometimes, the only way to truly understand something is to see it. We invite you to check out the impact of our program by seeing it first-hand.

VALOR ADVENTURES RECAPS.

For those unfamiliar with our program, Valor Adventures pairs veteran mentors one-on-one with a child of a fallen service member for a day of skill-building adventure. For each adventure, our mentors stay paired with their specific mentee so they can grow and develop as a team! Enjoy our archive of adventures below.

VALOR ADVENTURES 14:

SKY HIGH

This exhilarating Father’s Day took place at Skull Canyon, where we pushed our teams to the max with 3 intense levels of high ropes course and zipline races down the mountainside. Our veterans and Gold Star families showcased extreme bravery and resilience while helping each other combat heights, obstacles, and a lot of sweltering weather!
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VALOR ADVENTURES 13:

DINO QUEST

Our 13th Valor Adventures was a test of the wills, as our Gold Star kids and veteran mentors took on adventure with a paleolithic twist! Armed with glow in the dark Gel Blasters, our teams took on T-Rexes, Raptors, and security forces to save the day. Check out our recap video, as they dodged dinos and blasters to bring back the captured blueprints and viles!

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VALOR ADVENTURES 12:

VALOR GAMES

Every Father’s Day weekend, we host one of our most important adventures of the year. For the last 7 years, we have spent the day before Father’s Day with our Gold Star Families. This year, we brought the competition with 12 heart-racing, competitive, nearly-impossible field games to complete! The teams brought the heat this year with wild competitions and huge summer takes and reputations on the line. 

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FREEDOM FAIRWAYS

Our 11th Valor Adventures found us at the Rancho Bernardo Inn on Father’s Day weekend for one of our most active and rewarding adventures yet! Each pair was in stiff competition to win the title of the day, and the effort showed. The day was filled with golf cart shenanigans, summer-style games, and lots of busy laughter!

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VALOR ADVENTURES 09:

BATTLE FIELD

Back together again! Tasked with defending the field at ALL cost, our Gold Star kids and Veteran mentors fought to be the last team standing. Armed with laser guns and a mission, they ran, dodged, barrel-rolled, and jumped through obstacles to get the job done!

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VALOR ADVENTURES 08:

THE HEIST

Have you ever wanted to recover stolen precious jewels from the heist of all heists? Well, our lucky Gold Star mentees and veteran mentors worked hard to solve puzzles and clues to recover stolen gems and jewels hidden away in an abandoned city. They even had to tackle a laser guarded room to achieve victory!
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VALOR ADVENTURES 07:

HALLOWEENTOWN

This year’s annual Halloween Event found our veteran mentors and Gold Star children battling zombies, werewolves, witches, mummies, and vampires! After utilizing teamwork and uncovering the magic reversal spells, our teams saved the day and returned the town’s activities back to normal!
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VALOR ADVENTURES 06:

FIELD DAY

Every year, our Active Valor Family gets together the day before Father’s Day to compete in the ultimate field day. Our veteran mentors and Gold Star children advance through mental and physical challenges, pushing through obstacles only accomplished through teamwork.
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VALOR ADVENTURES 05:

CAPTURE THE FLAG

Our 5th Valor Adventures challenged our veteran mentors and Gold Star mentees to truly work together as a team–two teams, actually. We held the world’s most intense game of Capture the Flag at Rawhide Ranch, where flags, gold, and bragging rights were all on the line. Our teams fought with everything they had to come out victorious…but there could only be one winner!

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VALOR ADVENTURES 04:

ZOMBIE HUNT

When an entire city block gets overrun by zombies, we know who to call. October brought a hoard of zombies to Carlsbad, and it was up to our veteran/Gold star teams to get past the undead, find the cure and return it to authorities before the entire city turned. A special thanks to Carlsbad Police Department and S.W.A.T. Officers for making a special appearance.
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VALOR ADVENTURES 03:

FIELD DAY

We had the extreme honor of spending the day before Father’s Day with our Gold Star families. We decided the best way to spend this day would be bonding together for a fierce battle of the mind, heart and soul. Each team competed in 20 Field Games that tested their physical & mental abilities. The reigning champion got to look forward to a bonding day of Go-Kart racing & In-N-Out Burger together.
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VALOR ADVENTURES 02:

THE MAD SCIENTIST

Armed with a knowledgeable veteran mentor and newly developed recon & surveillance skills, our Gold Star Teams set off on a very important mission: Saving America. Our Active Valor Teams were sent to survey a dangerous science lab & destroy all signs of harmful materials, all while escaping and evading the mad scientists! 
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MISSION BASED TREASURE HUNT

We debuted our first Valor Adventure on September 23rd, 2017 – the day before Gold Star Family Day. Tasked with finding their own buried treasure, each veteran/mentee team learned land navigation, how to read a compass, scout the land, and plot points on a map. Each waypoint they uncovered led them one step closer to finding their buried treasure.
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