Patrick Flood on Operation Onward: From Combat to Business Ownership

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Patrick Flood — former Green Beret, Purple Heart recipient, and Founder of Owners In Honor — joined Operation Onward: Transition Stories from Veterans, Leaders & Gold Star Families to share his 26-year Special Forces career and how that experience led to a mission helping veterans transition from service to entrepreneurship.

WHAT THEY DISCUSS

  • How Owners In Honor helps veterans become business owners
  • Why veterans make great entrepreneurs
  • The emotional challenges of military transition and rebuilding identity
  • Overcoming isolation and rebuilding community after service
  • The importance of mentorship — “sending the elevator back down”

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A Green Beret beside the Special Forces Creed, evoking the essay's reflection on identity, service, and purpose
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