Thousands of miles away from home and loved ones... combat is lonely. Returning home to an awaiting hospital bed is even lonelier. Many of the wounded receive hospital visits from loved ones... some receive none and we have been there to help.
Operation Enduring Support was the idea of John Roure and Scott Haire to help soldiers and Marines who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan by providing specialized equipment and training in an effort to keep our warriors from becoming casualties. We have also helped those individuals and their families that have fallen between the cracks of what services are currently available to assist them.
It is time that we all make a difference... Because Freedom Is Not Free.
Operation Enduring Support, Inc.
- 2009 Advisory Board -
Sean Mannix of Austin, Texas, is currently the Assistant Chief of Police who oversees all patrol operations in East Austin; the Organized Crime Division, including criminal gangs, narcotics, and intelligence; and all Forensics operations of Austin Police Department. He has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Prior to his career in law enforcement, Sean was a United States Marine.
Roy Gilbert of San Antonio, Texas, is the president of Southwest Motor Transport, an international trucking company which he has grown into one of the largest trucking companies in the United States. SMT is based out of San Antonio, Texas, with major terminals through out the United States. Roy served in the U.S. Air Force.
Warren Houser of Dallas, Texas, is a founding partner of Centcom Realty Corp, a real estate investment company, which owns and self manages shopping centers throughout Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Business Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Warren’s father served in the U.S. Air Force and his great grandfather served as a Terry’s Texas Ranger.
Joseph Rende of Dallas, Texas, is Vice President of Development and Preconstruction for Collegiate Development Services, LP, a national student housing development company. Joseph also served 11 years as the Director of Global Research and Development for the Young Presidents Organization, which provides executive education programming and content delivery needs of over 9000 CEOs in over 75 countries. He has earned a Master of Liberal Arts, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in History, and Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, all from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Joseph’s father and uncles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict, with one uncle seeing extensive action with General Patton’s army during WWII in the liberation of Italy, France, and Germany.
Major Samuel P. N. Cook of Fort Hood, Texas, is the former commander of the U.S. Army’s 3rd ACR Crazyhorse Scout Troop. Sam is credited in many publications and books for the innovative tactics he successfully used in successfully changing the course of how the U.S. Army fought its war in northern Iraq. Sam is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s West Point Military Academy and is currently earning his Master’s Degree at NYU while serving on active duty. Upon completion he will be teaching the U.S. Army’s future leaders his skills as a professor at West Point. In many circles, Sam is looked at as the modern day Lawrence of Arabia for his many successes in Iraq.
Operation Enduring Support, Inc.
- 2009 Board Members -
John Roure of Austin, Texas, is president of Operation Enduring Support which was founded in 2004. John served as the state press secretary for a United States senator prior to starting Optic Solutions, a multi-million dollar distribution company specializing in compact disc systems. John earned a Bachelor of Business Arts from the University of Texas at Arlington. John’s father was a career medical doctor in the U.S. Navy who served as a commander and senior medical officer, and is now retired.
Scott Haire of Dallas, Texas, is vice-president of Cardinal Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar national commercial real estate investment firm and is in charge of property dispositions. He has earned a Bachelor of Business Arts from the University of Texas at Arlington. His uncle was a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam and his father served in the U.S. Air Force.
Heidi Gigler of Austin, Texas, is a development consultant and who was recently the director of development at the Dallas Symphony. Prior to joining with the Symphony she was a corporate marketing manager at Sprint. She earned a Masters in Business Administration from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. Her father was a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam and her grandfather served in WWII as a U.S. Army infantryman in the Pacific Theater.
