My name is Joseph Brittain, 

My wife, Tracye Brittain, and I have 3 children and 4 grandchildren and live in Appleby, TX. I have been an employee of Exxon Mobil for 28 years.

My father was a WWII veteran and served in the Philippines with the Texas National Guard. My youngest son served two tours in the Helmand province in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marine Corps.

I never joined the military myself. As a child of the 60’s and 70’s, I grew up watching the Vietnam war on the six o’clock news and the draft lottery for my older brothers. The Vietnam war was over when I graduated high school. I got married, went to trade school and then on to the oil field.

I asked my son once why he volunteers for the Marines. He told me it was something he felt like he had to do. It is the courage and character of the young men and women like him who serve this country and make sacrifices that I never had to make that keep this country strong. It’s also the reason I felt compelled to join my friends in creating the PWSA and, in some small way, to show our appreciation and gratitude for their service and sacrifices.

I feel proud and privileged to be a part of an organization whose only purpose is to serve those who have served for us.